Japanese Tower 塔 | |
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General information | |
Type | Pagoda |
Architectural style | Japanese |
Address | Avenue Van Praet / Van Praetlaan 44 |
Town or city | 1020 Laeken, City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region |
Country | Belgium |
Coordinates | 50°53′34″N 4°21′41″E / 50.89278°N 4.36139°E |
Construction started | 1900 |
Completed | 1904 |
Designations | Protected (12/12/2019) |
References | |
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The Japanese Tower (French: Tour japonaise; Dutch: Japanse Toren) is a Japanese pagoda located in Laeken, City of Brussels, Belgium. The five-story tall pagoda measures nearly 50 metres (160 ft) in height, and is part of the Museums of the Far East three-museum complex. It was built by order of King Leopold II, between 1900 and 1904.
The tower has a combination of decoration and architecture that only a few places in Japan have, and is considered of "genuine historical interest in both Belgium and Japan".[2] The tower was temporarily closed for renovation in 2013, and as of 2022, it is still closed to the public.[3]
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