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The Japanese tower in Laeken was not built for the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris nor bought by king Leopold. It is a new one, but by the same architect: Alexandre Marcel. The only building which was bought in Paris by king Leopold II is the entrance pavilion (which gave access to an attraction called "Panorama du tour du monde" and containing different buildings among which a Japanese tower, a Portugese one, a muslim one and an indian one).
Why is this article called Laken and not Laeken? The "French" spelling is more common in English. Hence, for instance, the spelling Laeken in The Laeken Declaration. Ivo von Rosenqvist (10:41, 4 November 2007)
The result of the move request was No move. Wknight94 talk 15:44, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
Laken → Laeken — Following the Brussels naming conventions. Laeken is used much more often in English. Oreo Priest talk 04:01, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
And this is not the Dutch Wikipedia, it is the English one, and we use the most common English usage. You clearly have a Conflict of Interest and a polictical agenda here and I suggest that you avoid making any more POV edits to Brussels articles on this Wiki. We do not go to the Dutch Wikipedia anglicising all the Dutch names, so you should not change the English one to promote your personal political view. --217.8.244.84 (talk) 20:47, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
The discussion represents a legitimate consensus, and there was unanimous agreement that the most common name in English should be the article's name. Laeken is the most common name in English. Oreo Priest talk 03:40, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
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