Belgium
The Africa Palace or Palace of Africa (Dutch: Afrikapaleis; French: Palais d'Afrique or Palais de l'Afrique) is a neoclassical palace in Tervuren in Flemish Brabant, Belgium, just outside Brussels. It was originally built in 1897 by order of King Leopold II to house the colonial section of the 1897 International Exposition. Nowadays, it is part of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), and houses offices, storage rooms, classrooms and a reception hall. It was formerly called the Palace of the Colonies (Dutch: Koloniënpaleis or Paleis der Koloniën; French: Palais des Colonies) until 2018.
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Africa Palace ranks #6,105 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #90 of the 128 mapped in Belgium. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,038 times in the last 60 days, more than 51% of the atlas. 20 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Brussels, 12 km away. See how Belgium compares in the castle statistics.
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