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 Japanese tower and a Chinese pavilion

Japanese tower and a Chinese pavilion

Decline in the Far East

When the Belgian King Leopold II visited the Paris World Exhibition in 1900, he was delighted by the Tour du Monde attraction, a colourful mix of Japanese towers, Chinese porticos and Hindu-style galleries. All the architectural styles of the Far East were mixed there.

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