Victor Horta
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Victor Pierre Horta was a Belgian architect and designer, and one of the founders of the Art Nouveau movement. He was a fervent admirer of the French architectural theorist Eugène Viollet-le-Duc; his
Horta c. 1900
Pavilion of Human Passions, Brussels (1890–1897)
Facade of the Hôtel Tassel, Brussels (1893)
Stairway of the Hôtel Tassel
Hôtel Solvay
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The Hôtel Solvay, also known as the Solvay House, is a large historic town house in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by Victor Horta for Armand Solvay, the son of the chemist and industrialist Ernes
Victor Horta
…has since been rehabilitated. Four of the buildings he designed in Brussels were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000: the Hôtel Tassel, the Hôtel Solvay, the Hôtel van Eetvelde and the Horta House (currently the Horta Museum). Victor Horta was born in Ghent, Belgium, on 6 January 1861. His father was a…
Main façade of the Hôtel Solvay
Design of interior decoration by Horta
Façade
Entrance