sector. Supported by several petitions, Suys' proposal won the support of the municipal council.

The Bourse Palace was erected from 1868 to 1873, halfway down the newly created Boulevard Anspach/Anspachlaan (then called the Boulevard Central/Centraallaan), on the site of the former Butter Market (, ), itself built over the remains of the 13th-century Recollets Franciscan convent. The building was inaugurated