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Depicted is the 'Felixpakhuis' (Felix Warehouse) in Antwerp, Belgium. This Neo-classical-style warehouse was built in 1858 to a design by the architect Felix Pauwels. The warehouse was used to store colonial bulk goods such as sugar, tobacco, tea and coffee, but for hops, grain, cheese and wine as well. The stacking house with a stacking area of 22,405 mē comprises two wings connected by an inner corridor crowned by a glass roof.

The complex had an eventful history. After a fire in 1861 it was rebuilt with the addition of a glazed passage between the street called 'Oude Leeuwenrui' and the Godefridusquay. During the reconstruction the existing building elements were recovered, such as the cast iron columns on which wooden girders rest. The building continued to function as a stacking house until 1975. Now it houses the Municipal Archives (called Felix-archive) of Antwerp and has a restaurant function too.

the interior of the Felixpakhuis lacks on its own for colors, but, in my humble opinion, it's very suitable for a B&W picture, hence it's a contribution of mine for the B&W-challenge.