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> There is only one building in North America, probably in the world, where one can browse bestsellers and children’s books by crossing an international border
by chmod775 2y ago
> There is only one building in North America, probably in the world, where one can browse bestsellers and children’s books by crossing an international border and then sit for an amateur theatre troupe in a regal opera house with each half of your body in two different countries.
Maybe not quite specifically that, but I expected there to be similar things, given that there's borders all over the place in Europe. Sure enough, in the very first city I checked, I found a library + culture center + music academy right on the border between the Netherlands and Belgium.[1]
That is at least according to the rough border on maps. Generally countries make sure to organize things such that buildings are either in one country, or another, while sharing streets. I expect no building is treated as being in multiple.
[1] https://maps.app.goo.gl/8DFosfEJyrx7kPap9 https://maps.app.goo.gl/8DFosfEJyrx7kPap9
- gambiting 2y agoHa, you beat me to it - Netherlands/Belgium border has tonnes of buildings like this. I think my favourite are some bars which have different opening times depending on which side of the border they are.
- Kim_Bruning 2y agoalso see especially Baarle-Nassau/Baarle-Hertog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baarle-Nassau https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baarle-Nassau https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baarle-Hertog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baarle-Hertog
- Symbiote 2y agoThe cultural centre (containing that library) has a room suitable for lectures and concerts, so I'll bet there's sometimes theatre too. https://cultuurcentrumbaarle.eu/evenementenprogramma/ https://cultuurcentrumbaarle.eu/evenementenprogramma/ That town considers a building to belong to the country containing its front door, but the border does run through several buildings including this one.