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Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region, featuring the iris

...that the irises of Saint-Géry Island became a symbol of Brussels, and the iris is now on the flag of the Brussels-Capital Region (pictured)?
...that Belgian artist Henry van de Velde was one of the leading representatives of the Art Nouveau movement?
...that the 2007–08 Belgian political crisis led to popular demands for the partition of Belgium?

Source

Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/November#7 November 2007, archive of Main Page appearance.
Wikipedia:Recent additions/2004/February#28 February 2004, archive of Main Page appearance.
Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/September#30 September 2007, archive of Main Page appearance.

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