Hôtel Solvay
Historic Art Nouveau house and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Brussels, Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hôtel Solvay (French: Hôtel Solvay; Dutch: Hotel Solvay) 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 Ernest Solvay, and built between 1895 and 1900, in Art Nouveau style. It is located at 224, avenue Louise/Louizalaan, not far from the Hôtel Max Hallet, another remarkable Art Nouveau building by Horta.
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Hôtel Solvay | |
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General information | |
Type | Town house |
Architectural style | Art Nouveau |
Address | Avenue Louise / Louizalaan 224 |
Town or city | 1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region |
Country | Belgium |
Coordinates | 50°49′34.75″N 4°21′55″E |
Current tenants | Louis Wittamer |
Construction started | 1895 (1895) |
Completed | 1900 (1900) |
Client | Armand Solvay |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Victor Horta |
Official name | Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | i, ii, iv |
Designated | 2000 (24th session) |
Reference no. | 1005 |
Region | Europe and North America |
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Together with three other town houses of Victor Horta, including Horta's own house and workshop, it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2000 as the core of epoch-making urban residences that Horta designed before 1900.[2]