John Solitude

Review of CC De Grote Post

Retro post-office of the 50s revamped into a Cultu...

Retro post-office of the 50s revamped into a Culture Center.
Dating from the '50s, architecture by Gaston Eysselinck and designed to be used as a post office until 1999. In 2001 the city of Ostend acquired the building and from 2012 it serves as a Cultural Center.
The building offers several performance spaces used for the performing arts, literature and expositions.
The main event is the annual 'Theater aan Zee' (Theater at Sea festival) in July, in which this building becomes the main hub for several performances from noon till late in the evening. 'Theater at Sea' involves many locations, not only restricted to this building.
The Cultural Center is quite impressive and especially the panorama bar on top offers a grand view of the city.