The king invested the enormous profits in beautifying Belgian cities, and he was commemorated with statues and the naming of buildings and streets.
Buddsoddodd y brenin yr elw enfawr mewn harddu dinasoedd Gwlad Belg, ac fe gafodd ei goffáu gyda cherfluniau a thrwy enwi adeiladau a strydoedd ar ei ôl.