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Cogels-Osylei is a grand residential boulevard in the Zurenborg quarter, widely considered the finest street of eclectic and Art Nouveau architecture in Belgium. Each mansion competes with its neighbours in a riot of turrets, bay windows, mosaics, and wrought-iron work.
Developed between 1894 and 1906 by wealthy Antwerp merchants. The builders hired the most fashionable architects and competed in ever-more extravagant styles. A demolition threat in the 1970s was averted by citizen protests.