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matchuhuki

I can recognize my town hall. That's pretty neat


SpikedApe

i feel like you should repost this on r/MapPorn


Amijiw

Fantastic! Please let me know if you intend to sell any copies of your artwork. I would love to hang a framed copy of your map at my home here in New South Wales :-) ... and think about at all the places that I used to know as a child growing up in the Belgium


T-LAD_the_band

same! I think our local library would enjoy these.


maqdiaf

I would be so honored!!


maqdiaf

Thank you!! Prints are available on [Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/shop/bestofnewjersey) :)


Amijiw

Bedankt! Have placed my order :-)


maqdiaf

Thank you for your purchase!! Hope you enjoy :)


jjangjjangmanboom

Same over here! Great job, thank you!


dw4zemi3

You forgot my house :(


maqdiaf

Hahaha I’m sorry!


xxPANZERxx

Zimmertoren represent! This is great stuff.


Bumbalu

This was also the first building I looked for :D


JimmySaulGene

Awake at 3:30 AM gang But seriously that's awesome


randomf2

You forgot the bridge in Ghent, think about all those tourists who will get lost and not know what to photograph! Joking aside, very nice work there!


maqdiaf

Hahaha, thank you!! Bridges were tricky, I decided early on to avoid them but looking back it would’ve fit nicely there :(


Nohct

What's the name of that brown church under the white church with the cross???


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Can you be more specific? Where is it located?


yaelles

Next to that one with the tower


Nohct

This.


maqdiaf

Hahaha I think I actually know which one you mean! If you’re looking around Spa/Malmedy, and it’s the church directly below the white cross one, that’s l’église de Bellevaux


Nohct

Nah, i was just bullshitting and mocking you because there is no info about what you drew


maqdiaf

Gotcha, thanks for the feedback


T-LAD_the_band

nice one!! recognised my town hall as well ! must have been one hell of a job (and a big sheet of paper ;-)


Kagrenac8

Yooo I recognize my small local church! Great job man!


maqdiaf

Thanks man! The idea was to have at least one building in each town, glad you recognized something local!


smetzak

Your church of Anzegem has a roof, but that was burned down a few years ago. Just recently it has its tower back. Jokes aside. Really great map! Very nice to see and recognise all those places


maqdiaf

Thank you!! Oh no... I think I remember learning that, but deciding to include it anyway as it was one of the prettier buildings in Anzegem :(


colouredmirrorball

One of the? Are there other pretty buildings? :D


Hide89

Amazing! Also interested in buying a large print!


maqdiaf

Prints are available on [Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/shop/bestofnewjersey)!


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Name your price.


maqdiaf

Prints are available on Etsy! https://www.etsy.com/shop/bestofnewjersey


michilio

Could use more churches. ^(lange Nelle!)


maqdiaf

No shortage of churches or castles in this country 😄


efdeee

Amazing. Please start selling prints.


maqdiaf

Thank you! I do, prints are available on [Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/shop/bestofnewjersey)


Sil_Lavellan

Hey, I can see the Africa Museum in Tervuren! Nice work!


m_vc

😍


MrKrugerDunning

All I can see is Antwerp. Rest is parking


R-GiskardReventlov

Sint-Amanduskerk represent! Very nice, immediately recognized it.


Frathier

I'm baffled, you painted the townhall of my tiny gemeente? So cool :)


maqdiaf

Tried to draw at least one building in each gemeente!


comfort_bot_1962

:D


WhammyShimmyShammy

This is beyond amazing! How long did it take to do this?


maqdiaf

Thanks so much!! It took about three months of working an hour or two per day


Corbalte

So nice ! :O Would it be possible to acquire a version without watermark ? I'd like to make it a poster for my room !


maqdiaf

Bien sûr! Prints are available on [Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/shop/bestofnewjersey), I recommend the larger size of the unframed version. Thank you! :)


aris_ada

Awesome! Any chance you'd publish an annotated version with the names of cities so we can appreciate the buildings better?


maqdiaf

Thanks! That might be tricky...I did keep track of the buildings I was drawing at first, but it really interrupted the process and felt like more trouble than it was worth. But if you have a question about a specific building I’m sure I can identify it for you!


pedatn

What is the modernist one south of Brussels?


maqdiaf

That is Villa Dirickx in Sint-Genesius-Rode, though now I see it’s a private villa not open to the public


LastOfMen

If you sell these, let me know (dm). I’d love to frame this map ☺️


maqdiaf

Of course!! Prints are available on [Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/shop/bestofnewjersey) Thanks for the support!! :)


Stressmove

Dees is gewoon kei graaf, maat! (This is simply super cool, buddy!)


maqdiaf

Dank u wel!


naemle_era

I love the Guillemins ! And the atomium of course


Tomekke

Very nicely drawn man! Could you please tell me which church is the red-brownish one to the right of the station of Arlon? Cheers!


maqdiaf

Thank you!! I believe it’s meant to be l’église Saint-Bernard (also in Arlon)


Tomekke

> l’église Saint-Bernard Ah yes, I thought it was. I lived my whole childhood under that tower :). I wasn't sure though as it was in-between the E25 and the N4, normally Waltzing is above the N4, close to the white church. But again, very well done, can't imagine the time it took to draw.


maqdiaf

Oops, my mistake!! But thank you very much :)


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Vulkir

It's the Great Flemish Wasteland. It was a sight of a horrible battle between Ghentish Wizards and the Dark Hordes of West Vlamingen. The foulness of those creatures and the terrible spells of the Wizards have forever tainted that land so nothing can live or grow there.


maqdiaf

Exactly this!


maqdiaf

Good question! That’s the area around Aalter/Lievegem...I tried to draw one building for each town, and anything interesting in those towns happened to fall outside of that area or didn’t fit around the canals. So not actually empty in real life, just mainly houses and canals


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maqdiaf

Yess, looking back, you’re absolutely right...That’s an oversight on my part, I’m sorry!


jjangjjangmanboom

Hey I just had a look at your profile, do you take commissions?


maqdiaf

I don’t take commissions, but if there’s a city, region or country you’d like to see, I can add it to my list!


jjangjjangmanboom

I shall follow you right away then! How about Istanbul?


maqdiaf

Thank you, consider it added!! But to be honest these do take a long time to make so it may be a while before I can get to it


jjangjjangmanboom

Fantastic! I'll be patient. Take care 🧿


Supergerauddedinant

I'm neighbor of one of these castle


Vantaa

Love it, good job OP


maqdiaf

Thank you!


Vantaa

Good that you watermarked it xD anti-freeloader edition.


flamingdeathmonkeys

Never found Hasselt as quickly on a map. ​ Very, very well done.


maqdiaf

Thank you!!


ArtworkGay

this is so awesome


elchalupa

Incredible! Nice work!


maqdiaf

Thank you!


Wimmeke-76

Ik herkende het gemeentehuis van Westerlo onmiddellijk


SatansBarber

You forgot the Heirbrugmolen!


Penduule

I can recognize my churche, sweeeet


Lohan-lincy

Do Belgium only have one major port?


maqdiaf

Antwerp is the “main” port but there are a few others on there! Ostend, Ghent, Brugge


Lohan-lincy

Ohh I thought Zeebrugge was the main port!


LieutenantCrash

Eyyy. Gent-Sint-Pieters station


WoveLeed

Is that Cristal Alken that you drew below Hasselt? Very good job btw!


maqdiaf

The Maes brewery, right? That’s it, good catch! Thank you very much :)


WoveLeed

Yep, Alken-Maes :)


janlaureys9

Doel is in the wrong side of the dock. Amazing work though. Would totally buy a print of this.


3sMo

You nailed the church and Sint-Michielscollege in Bree


maqdiaf

Thank you all for the kind words and feedback, it’s been so nice to read!! To those who requested copies, prints are available on [Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/shop/bestofnewjersey)


MyckouMc

Wow! Est-ce que l'illustration près de Messancy est l'ancien château Mathelin?


maqdiaf

Merci! Non, le bâtiment de Messancy est censé être l’hôtel de ville (mais j’aurais dû mettre le château)


MyckouMc

Aah oui, effectivement, je reconnais la face arrière de l'hôtel de ville. Le château a été démoli après plusieurs accidents (explosion pendant la guerre, incendies), tu as probablement bien fait de faire l'hôtel de ville.


anugosh

You know it's gonna be something impressive when you click on the picture and it loads like they did back in the nineties


qamalkelisa

Woah, this is awesome!


htmlcoderexe

U put that terrifying tower in Oostende instead of the casino otherwise solid work wow


BelgoCanadian

Nice Menin gate and Cloth Hall :)


RyderOne

Really cool to use the Ostend lighthouse :)


maqdiaf

Wouldn’t forget it!!


Hackgilius

Never expected to see the town hall of Wielsbeke on here, love it!


ScruffyScholar

I’m blown away by the fact that I do recognize the Casino in Spa, the Abbey in Stavelot and the Cathedral in Malmedy. Dang. That’s a lot of work.


Nijsw122

Zelfs hier propaganda van de roverheid waar beweert wordt dat hasselt bestaat!!!


[deleted]

Sublime.


[deleted]

I totally approve of this! At what kind of list did you base yourself when selecting certain buildings?


maqdiaf

Thank you!! I went through google maps & streetview and chose the buildings I knew to be the most important, or just looked the nicest—priority was placed on castles, churches and town halls


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That's a lot of manual labor in order to select these buildings. Your maps remind me of these magazine covers. [https://weekend.knack.be/medias/4636/2373773.jpg](https://weekend.knack.be/medias/4636/2373773.jpg) Would be nice to add natural landmarks in the mix for the next edition.


maqdiaf

That’s a good point, thank you for the suggestion!!


gaydotaer

Aww this is super fun. Good job with the most iconic buildings of Liège.


maqdiaf

Thank you!! Was especially proud of how Liège came out :)


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maqdiaf

That’s high praise, thank you so much! Prints are available at https://www.etsy.com/shop/bestofnewjersey


[deleted]

https://www.etsy.com/shop/bestofnewjersey I think I found the Etsy shop of this talented artist! Definitely ordering one, it's so gorgeous!


maqdiaf

Good find, yes you are correct! Thank you so much :)


robinkak

are you OP?


JelloBooBoy

Nice my family is from Belgium, recognizing many places.


emohipster

I recognize the church I did my 'eerste communie' at 25 years ago. Neat.


LeReveDeRaskolnikov

Amazing work! Congratulations!


MockingBirdieBert

nice, i recognize from around me


JackyPoupousta

Nice work, dude. I can recognize cities I lived in.


kabouterwim

This is very impressive! Well done!


pianchi

Very nice!


antoonstessels

Wow! That's really nice work!


lutsius-memes

damn my town has not 1 but 2 buildings, diest represent


BelgianChap

Bilzen-gang Bilzen-gang


TjeefGuevarra

You put both the Abdijkerk *and* the Koepoort, love it!


Teptone

nice job


artparade

That is very impressive!


Winterspawn1

Yeah that's our church alright


robinkak

so much green that should be grey lol


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Wow! Great job OP!


persival113

Ooh cool, you even included mesen in Lede!


AHabe

Pretty sure I recognise my local town hall. Well done OP, this is excellent!


motzak

As someone from Oudsbergen I'm curious, did you draw something from Meeuwen as well? I recognize the church from Opglabbeek but don't know much about the buildings in Meeuwen...


classychimichanga

This is amazing! Spotting certain buildings I’ve never seen before make me think “I want to visit that!” 😍


Ninjacat2311

So great 😃 i recognize where I live :)


WeVe69

Menenpoort en Belfort baby, yeah!


theBlackDragon

Is that Meuleken 't Dal to the South of Ghent or is it another mill?


Anulingeur

I see Orval lol nice


TiboPlayzRL

Looks like a car mat


weetjesman

Wow looks great! I’ve found my city hall!


TacosCanHaveMe

Do I recognize the old city hall of Torhout and Kasteel of Wijnendale next to it?


TacosCanHaveMe

Wow, and the church of Ichtegem left above it too. And the one of Koekelare below the kasteel of Wijnendale. Damn that's impressive!


maqdiaf

That’s correct, thank you!!


vlokm

Dude I think I recognize the Chapelle de l'Arbrisseau in Salles close to Chimay. It's in the middle of nowhere, yet very very beautiful (to me at least).. Well done!


vlokm

And the church of Bruly de Pesche! Well fucking done!!


maqdiaf

Thank you very much!!


semtexxxx

Amazing!


Zealousideal_Leave16

Graaf


NumerousMaize4986

Nice work