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All Japan Osaka Chapel Goedele

Chapel Goedele

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

Osaka, Japan

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On the eighth floor of the Hotel Monterey Osaka in Japan, an exact recreation of a 14th-century European chapel juts out from the north-facing side of the otherwise rococo exterior. 

The anomalous late medieval-style church is based on a small chapel in Moorsel, Belgium. From the stonework to the stained glass, the Chapel Goedele is a beautiful and strange feature of the hotel, and a very curious sight for anyone that catches a glimpse of the building from afar.

It's accessible from the eighth floor, with a surrounding patio that looks and feels like a cozy European side-street. Both the chapel and patio are in the open air and exposed to natural sunlight, which comes in handy lighting up the stained-glass windows.

Inside the chapel are vaulted ceilings and antique chandeliers, adding to the classical atmosphere. The chapel it is based on is still standing in Moorsel.

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Chapel Goedele
3-3-45 Umeda Kita-ku
Osaka
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34.699398, 135.491777
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