Chinese Pavillion

The Chinese Pavillion is one the most peculiar projects of Belgian King Leopold II. After his visit to the World Fair in Paris in 1900, he decided that Belgium also needed some exotic buildings. He asked architect Alexandre Marcel to design the Chinese Pavillion and a Japanese Tower (which is located across the road). The woodwork of both buildings is made by specialists from Yokohama and Shanghai. The Chinese Pavillion is now a small museum with a large collection of Chinese porcelain.