King Leopold II wanted to introduce the Belgian population to the Congo colony through a museum. The royal domains in Tervuren were chosen as the location. This was the birth of the Congo Museum. Initially, on the occasion of the Colonial Exhibition in 1897 in the Africa Palace (former Colonial Palace) that had been set up for this purpose, but this soon proved to be too small.

The French architect Charles Girault was appointed to draw up the plans for a new museum. The building had to radiate the prestige of the then young Belgian state.

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Beautifully located museum, where you can walk between the ponds...

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3. The Spanish House – Castle Pond, Tervuren Park loop from Tervuren

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Location: Tervuren, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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