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The Interior Decoration of the Japanese Tower at the Royal Castle Domain in Laeken

Abstract The Japanese Tower dates from 1904 and was designed by the French architect Alexandre Marcel at the request of King Leopold II of Belgium. The Tower is a timber building constructed by European craftsmen. The remarkable interior decoration consists of European materials and elements shipped from Japan. A rich variety of decoration techniques and materials were found during recent preliminary research into the architectural paintwork. The major challenge facing the researchers was the identification and differentiation of Japanese and European interventions on the interior decoration. The rediscovery and research of the sumptuous interior decoration of the Japanese Tower, including the many items brought from Japan, provides a unique insight into Meiji era Japonisme in Europe and cultural relations between Europe and Japan at the turn of the twentieth century.