Boekentoren
Ghent, Belgium
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Boekentoren ("Book Tower") is a modernist library building in Ghent, Belgium, designed by Henry van de Velde and built in 1936. It forms part of the Ghent University Library and houses three million books. It stands directly adjacent to the Blandijn, the buildings of the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, and is a protected monument.
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- Built
- Type
- library building
- Heritage
- beschermd monument
- Place
- Ghent, Belgium
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