Japanese Tower of Brussels
| Japanese Tower 塔 | |
|---|---|
View of the Japanese Tower in the Royal Domain of Laeken, Brussels | |
| 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) |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access | 6 Stuyvenbergh |
| References | |
The Japanese Tower (French: Tour japonaise; Dutch: Japanse Toren) is a Japanese pagoda in Laeken, in the north-west of the City of Brussels, Belgium. The five-storey 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". The tower was temporarily closed for renovation in 2013, and as of 2022, it is still closed to the public.