Friday, September 30, 2016

Chinese Pavilion, Brussels, Belgium

Near the royal palace on the outskirts of Brussels, there are a pair of curious and rather out-of-place buildings, built to satisfy the their king's enthusiasm for Asia in the early 20th century.  The Chinese Pavilion has a beautiful intricacy, but also appears rather run-down and self-conscious in its Orientalism.

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