[2] The Indian-style hall was rhymed by twenty columns that served as support for a roof truss that was hidden from the eyes of the spectators by a lowered ceiling in the form of a cashmere veil.

[2] In 1953, the architect Charles Van Nueten replaced the existing Cirque Royal with a new complex, this time in a contemporary style.

[2] From 1999 to June 2017, the concert agenda was managed by the cultural centre and music venue of the French Community of Belgium, Le Botanique.

Since its inception, the Cirque Royal has not only hosted countless horse shows and circus displays (e.g. Moscow Circus, Bouglione, Holiday on Ice and others), but has also hosted famous artists such as the violinists Eugène Ysaÿe[2] and Yéhudi Menuhin, the singers Maurice Chevalier,[2] Joséphine Baker,[2] Mistinguette, Charles Trenet,[2] Dalida, Buster Keaton, Gilbert Bécaud, the clown Popov, the trumpeter Louis Armstrong, the choreographer Maurice Béjart and the Ballet of the 20th Century.

[citation needed] In recent years, it has hosted a variety of stand-ups, dance shows and concerts by artists from all over the world, from Pascal Obispo[6] to Kylie Minogue,[7] and from The Beach Boys[8] to Vanessa Paradis.