The paving over the top of the station allowed the construction of Parliament and created a direct link between the Place du Luxembourg to the west and Leopold Park to the east.

The railway station's old entrance, since converted into part of the Parliamentary complex, is replaced by a glass covered stairway rising out of the Mall's southern portion.

In the stone in the northern segment are engraved marble slabs in the ground commemorating the first meeting of the World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty on 17 October 1987 in Paris.

They are written in four languages and contains a quote from the French priest and humanitarian activist Joseph Wresinski and a commemoration of the 29 May 2002 follow-up meeting in Brussels.

This alludes to the Solidarność trade union and social movement, which is a symbol of the fight against the Iron Curtain because it played a central role in bringing Poland's suppressive Communist regime to an end in 1989.

[2] On 3 June 2010, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union arranged a dance event, show and concert on the Esplanade and the Place du Luxembourg, inviting members of the public.