Due to Belgium's occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II, however, the building was instead donated to the Virginia Union University in Richmond. The facility was deconstructed in New York, shipped to Virginia, and reassembled on Virginia Union's campus.OverviewThe Belgian Building, also known as the Belgian Friendship Building and Belgian Pavilion, is a historic. The Belgian Building was designed by Belgian architects and with directing the project. It was done in the and was intentionally constructed entirely of. The Belgian Building's existence began in itself, where the structure was originally constructed before being taken apart and shipped to the United States in advance of its construction for the.