Colonial Palace at Tervuren (Belgium)
My ‘Castles of Belgium’-series continues, however not with a picture of a castle this time, but one of a palace (…..what’s in a name).
The Colonial Palace was built from 1904 to 1909 commissioned by Leopold II, the then King of Belgium.
The King wanted to create a ‘little Versailles’ on this place and ordered the famous French architect Charles Girault to construct a palace with French gardens (a typical example of ostentation and braggadocio in colonial times).
The edifice is built in French neoclassical style and its interior is abundantly decorated with precious marble.
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aline64 26/08/2012 20:04
un superbe batiment et une très belle architecture avec un avant plan fleuri, belle priseamicalement
Bernhard Kuhlmann 20/08/2012 17:56
Besser kann man ein solches Gebäude nicht präsenteien !Gruß bernd
Luigi Scorsino 10/07/2012 11:29
Very nice shot and architecture, good workBest regards, Luigi
John Mc D 08/07/2012 21:48
Wonderful!Silvia Simonato. 08/07/2012 16:20
Magnifico edificio, muy buena imagen!!Saludos Silvia.
Claudio Oldrini 06/07/2012 20:32
Very interesting architecture,perfect shot!Saluti Claudio
Günter Nau 05/07/2012 10:46
Grandioses Gebäude in einer unübertrefflichen Art fotografisch dargestellt. Super gut Mark.Grüße Günter
Gaby Falkenberg 03/07/2012 11:46
Sehr elegant wirkt das Schloss in seiner schönen Umgebung,.LG.Gaby
qRudi 30/06/2012 1:04
Enige foto, vooral dat groen, lover van de bomen links en rechts en bovenaan maken het geheel af.EdelS 29/06/2012 23:18
Richtig schön anzusehen! Tolles Schloss! Liebe Grüße Edelwilly ombret 29/06/2012 19:46
magnifique prise de vuetrès bonne prise de vue
bon cadrage
willy ombret
Jenipher Baker 29/06/2012 15:56
Good use of the branches to frame the shot and well exposed giving good natural colours. This also has a peaceful feel about it :-)cheers Jeni
jane B 29/06/2012 7:14
BRAVOOOOOOOO !!!!Ich kenne das Palace aber Dein Bild gibt ihm die beste Schönheit (sagt man so was ??? :-)
jane
Othmar W. Mayer 28/06/2012 23:12
A great building, photographed very impressive. Thank you for the informative accompanying text.Kind regards
Othmar
Vitória Castelo Santos 28/06/2012 23:06
What a amazing place very well photografed!!Regards
Vitoria