Signaal van Zellik
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The Signal of Zellik is a sculpture by Belgian architect and sculptor Jacques Moeschal. It is located on the central part of the E40 Brussels-Ostend freeway at the node with the Brussels Ring in Groot-Bijgaarden.
In 1959, the Ministry of Public Works commissioned a design; construction took place in 1963. With this design, Moeschal explored the limits of technical possibilities. The signal is 23 m high and is constructed of concrete, weathering steel and stainless steel. The curve at the top was formworked on site.
The work is described in L'Art en Belgique depuis 45 (1983) by Karel Geirlandt and in Contemporary Architecture in Belgium (1995) by Geert Bekaert.
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