Justus Lipsius building

Justus Lipsius building
The Justus Lipsius building in Brussels, seen from the Robert Schuman Roundabout
General information
Type	Office building
Address	Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 175
Town or city	1040 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region
Country	Belgium
Coordinates	50°50′29″N 4°22′53″E / 50.84139°N 4.38139°E / 50.84139; 4.38139
Construction started	1989 (1989)
Completed	1995 (1995)
Owner	General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
Technical details
Floor area	227,278 m2 (2,446,400 sq ft)

The Justus Lipsius building, located in the European Quarter of Brussels, Belgium, was the headquarters of the Council of the European Union from 1995, and the de facto home of the European Council from 2002 (de jure as of 2004), until their relocation to the adjacent newly constructed Europa building at the beginning of 2017.^[1]

The building, which has a gross surface area of 227,278 m² (2,446,400 sq ft), still provides for additional meeting rooms, office space and press facilities for both institutions. It consists of 17 conference rooms with at least 10 interpretation booths each, 5 other meeting rooms and 2 rooms for official meals. It also provides 40,048 m² (431,070 sq ft) of offices for both institutions' shared General Secretariat. An onsite press centre is also featured, which can be extended during summits with up to 600 seats in the atrium.^[2] It is linked, via means of two skyways and a service tunnel, to the Europa building.