The Brussels Brussels Lambert or, in short, BBL was a Belgian bank created in 1975 from the Bank of Brussels merger (since 1871, the bank was very active in the industry, especially in Belgium and Africa) and Bank Lambert (since 1930, was founded by the Lambert family and saw its banking activities rise sharply after 1945).
Brussels Brussels Lambert acquired a strong position in the Benelux. Since 1998, BBL has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of ING Group. The ING Group is a global active financial institution of Dutch origin. In 2003, the name of the company was changed to ING Belgium N.V .. Brussels Lambert or (GBL) Group has been the only one to remind of the brilliant past of the Brussels bank. The Brussels Lambert Group, which had a 12.5% stake in the BBL, continued to work as a company independently. Building
The headquarters and seat of BBL (and now an ING building) was the Bank Lambert building on the Marnixlaan 24 in Brussels. This modernist building is the only European building of the famous American architect Gordon Bunshaft. This makes it one of Belgium's most important modernist buildings. Travel agency
The Brussels Brussel Lambert was also active in the travel industry. Beginning in 1978, the chain comprised 22 travel agencies, located in Brussels (Koningsplein 6 and Anspachlaan 2), Etterbeek (219 Rue de la Loi) and Elsene (Marnixlaan 24), Aalst (Hopmarkt 5), Antwerp (Long Gasthuisstraat 10), Aarlen (Rue des Capucins 1 ), Brugge (Markt 18-19), Charleroi (Place Abert 1er 30), Eupen (Rue de Verviers 1), Ghent (Korenmarkt 33), Hasselt (Maagdendries 1), Kortrijk (Rijselsestraat 5), La Louvière (Rue Albert 1er 17), Leuven (Bondgenotenlaan 25), Liège (Rue G. Clémenceau 9), Louvain-la-Neuve (Grand Rue 66), Mons (Rue de la Coupe 5), Namur (Square Leopold 2), Tienen (Leuvensestraat 29 ), Tournai (Quai Dumon 3) and Verviers (Place Verte 27).
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