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22  INTRODUCING BRUSSELS

Brussels’ Best: Art Nouveau

Among Europe’s most important architectural move ments
at the start of the 20th century, Art Nouveau in Belgium
was led by Brussels architect Victor Horta (1861–1947)
and the Antwerp-born interior designer Henry van de
Velde (1863–1957). The style evolved from the Arts and Hôtel Métropole
Crafts Movement in England and the fashion for Japanese The high-vaulted lobby and bar of
this luxurious 1894 hotel recall the
simplicity, and is characterized by its sinuous decorative city’s fin-de-siècle heyday (see p53).
lines, stained glass, carved stone curves, floral frescoes,
and elaborately curled and twisted metalwork. As new
suburbs rose in the 1890s, over 2,000 houses were built in
the style. Although many were demolished, details can still
be seen in almost every Brussels street. JARDIN BOTANIQUE
BLVD DU
KRUIDTUINLAAN
Old England BOULEVARD E. JACQMAIN LAAN
This former department
store uses glass and steel
rather than brick, with large
windows and twisted metal
turrets (see p64). RUE A. DANSAERT STRAAT
T H E LO W E R
T O W N CHAUSSEE DE LOUVAIN
LEUVENSESTEENWEG
GRAND PLACE RUE ROYALE KONING SSTRAAT
GROTE MARKT
KORTENBERGLAAN
T H E U P P E R
LEMONNIER LAAN
BOULEVARD M. PLACE ROYALE B LV D D E R EG EN T L AA N RUE D E L A LO I W E TSTRAAT T O W N AVE DE CORTENBERG
ROND PONT
AVE DE LA
KONINGSPLEIN
R. SCHUMAN
RENAISSANCE LAAN
Hôtel Ciamberlani RUE BELLIARD STRAAT PLEIN
Architect Paul Hankar designed RUE HAUTE HOOGSTRAAT AVE DES NERVIENS
this red-brick house in rue NERVIERSLAAN
Defacqz for the sgraffiti artist RUE DU TRONE TROONSTR.
Albert Ciamberlani, with
whom he worked. BLVD DE WATERLOO LAAN
Horta Museum
Curved window frames and
elaborate metal balconies mark
this out as the home and studio AVE LOUISE LOUIZALAAN
CH. DE CHARLEROI CHARLEROISE STEENWEG
of Art Nouveau’s best-known
architect (see p86).

Hôtel Hannon
This stylish 1902 town house CH. DE WATERLOO WATERLOSE STEENWEG
was built by Jules Brunfaut
(1852–1942). One of its metal-
framed windows has striking
stained-glass panes (see p87).

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