Book Tower (Boekentoren)

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heritage site landmark library building modernist building tower

The Book Tower (Boekentoren) is an iconic modernist library tower in Ghent, Belgium, designed by architect Henry van de Velde as a landmark of academic and architectural heritage.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Book Tower 0
Boekentoren 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage site ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
library building ⓘ
modernist building ⓘ
tower ⓘ
affiliation Ghent University NERFINISHED ⓘ
architect Henry van de Velde ⓘ
architecturalStyle Modernism ⓘ
country Belgium ⓘ
designedAs landmark of academic heritage ⓘ
landmark of architectural heritage ⓘ
function research library ⓘ
university library ⓘ
hasArchitecturalSignificance key work of Henry van de Velde ⓘ
hasCollectionType humanities ⓘ
sciences ⓘ
special collections ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Ghent University ⓘ
symbol of Ghent as a university city ⓘ
hasDome no ⓘ
hasFeature central tower volume ⓘ
horizontal base wings ⓘ
panoramic views over Ghent ⓘ
hasLanguageOfNativeName Dutch ⓘ
hasMedium archives ⓘ
manuscripts ⓘ
periodicals ⓘ
printed books ⓘ
hasName Book Tower (Boekentoren) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Boekentoren
hasNativeName Book Tower (Boekentoren) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Boekentoren
hasObservationDeck yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation protected monument in Belgium ⓘ
isIconicFor Belgian modernist architecture ⓘ
Ghent NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ghent University NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInCity Ghent NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInMunicipality Ghent NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInProvince East Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
concrete ⓘ
glass ⓘ
operator Ghent University Library ⓘ
ownedBy Ghent University NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Ghent University NERFINISHED ⓘ
use academic research ⓘ
reading rooms ⓘ
storage of books ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Book Tower (Boekentoren) → hasName → Book Tower (Boekentoren) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Book Tower
this entity surface form: Boekentoren
Book Tower (Boekentoren) → hasNativeName → Book Tower (Boekentoren) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Book Tower
this entity surface form: Boekentoren
Ghent University → hasNotableBuilding → Book Tower (Boekentoren) ⓘ