Belgisch Congo
Het imposante Congopaleis kreeg op de werledtentoonstelling een prominente plaats. Het moest de nieuwe koloniepolitiek extra in het daglicht zetten en eventuele giften en investeringen van rijken aanmoedigen.
Het paviljoen biedt met zijn grote koepel geflankeerd door twee slanke torens een imposante verschijning. Het is ontworpen door Mr. Caluwaerts.
Voorbij de inkom kwam je in het Eresalon waar het Belgische Vorstendom hulde werd gebracht. Hierna betrad je een cirkelvormige hal waar de industrie, handel en nijverheid werden getoond en gedocumenteerd. Als je de foto’s op je laat inwerken krijg je beetje zicht hoe toen naar onze kolonie en hun bewoners gekeken werd.
Hierna kwam je in het enorme cirkelvormig diarama. Dit was een geschilderd doek van 14 bij 115 meter. Het was ontworpen door Paul Mathieu en Alfred Bastien.
Het Congopaleis had een oppervlakte van ongeveer 6.000 m2 en was de blikvanger van de gehele Expo.
Laat je onderdompelen in de vele foto's van dit paleis en droom weg in de koloniale ideeën van die vervlogen tijd.
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