HistoricArt! Leopold 2, our 2nd king. Built in 1931 to honor him as the liberator of the Congo and as a benefactor for the Ostend fishing population. Meanwhile controversial because of the colonial reign of terror in Congo at the time. In 2004 an action group saw off the 'grateful' Congolese (bottom left) as a protest against the atrocities during the colonization of Congo, such as the cutting off of hands. by djietie on 06.11.2020 | #art #kunst #artspots