Boekentoren
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The Boekentoren is a famous building located in Ghent, Belgium, designed by the Belgian architect Henry van de Velde. It is part of the Ghent University Library and currently houses 3 million books. T
The Boekentoren
Belvedère (2013)
Large reading room seen from mezzanine (2012)
Catalogue and central corridor (2012)
Henry van de Velde
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Henry Clemens van de Velde was a Belgian painter, architect, interior designer, and art theorist. Together with Victor Horta and Paul Hankar, he is considered one of the founders of Art Nouveau in Bel
Boekentoren
…The Boekentoren (Dutch for Book Tower) is a famous building located in Ghent, Belgium, designed by the Belgian architect Henry van de Velde. It is part of the Ghent University Library and currently houses 3 million books. The Boekentoren is directly adjacent to the Blandijn, the buildings…
Henry van de Velde; portrait by Nicola Perscheid (1904)
Henry van de Velde by Georg Kolbe, 1913, Albertinum gallery, Dresden
Henry van de Velde by Edvard Munch
Chair designed for "Villa Bloemenwerf", 1895