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Gare Royale

Rue Albert - Albertstraat, Laeken - Laken, Bruxelles - Brussel, Brussel-Hoofdstad - Bruxelles-Capitale, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, 1020, België / Belgique / Belgien

A field recording by Flavien Gillié made in Brussels, Belgium on 17 May 2026, in the morning. Soundscape: wind, birdsong & dawn chorus and streets & traffic.

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Gare Royale
Public Domain Markby Flavien GilliéInternet Archive
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Recordist's notes

A few birds, trains, distant traffic, planes, wind in the trees. Quelques oiseaux, des trains, le trafic automobile, des avions, vent dans les arbres. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gare_royale_(Laeken) Tech Note : Lom mikroUši AB -> Deity PR-2.

Written by Flavien Gillié on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Brussels is a city of about 1,019,022 people in Brussels Capital, Belgium. OttoAnna lists 565 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: LOM microphones (Uši). Small omni microphones from the Slovak LOM collective, popular for quiet nature recording.

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