Antwerp Law Courts

Most European cities have their courthouses in classical buildings, but not Antwerp. We found this building to the south of the city. It's controversial, with some people loving it and others - including me - having the opposite opinion! But whatever you think it's still interesting because of its unusual shape. Richard Rogers, the architect, is said to have been inspired by a butterfly. But the citizens of Antwerp have other theories, and known the building by different names: "The six dwarves of Snow White," "The Shark", "devil horns", "The Hedgehog", "The inverted pool table" "The bag of chips" ...