#623 Brussels, Belgium

The Hotel Tassel (French: Hôtel Tassel, Dutch: Hotel Tassel) is a town house built by Victor Horta in Brussels for the Belgian scientist and professor Emile Tassel in 1893-1894. It is generally considered as the first true Art Nouveau building, because of its highly innovative plan and its ground breaking use of materials and decoration. Together with three other town houses of Victor Horta, including Horta's own house and atelier it was put on the 'UNESCO World Heritage List' in 2000. It is located at 6, Rue Paul-Emile Jansonstraat in Brussels.

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It's in the List of UNESCO WHS as a part of Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta.

Date of Inscription on the List of UNESCO WHS: 2000

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#563 Brussels, Belgium

The Horta Museum (French: Musée Horta, Dutch: Hortamuseum) is a museum dedicated to the life and work of the Belgian Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta and his time. The museum is housed in Horta's former house and atelier, Maison & Atelier Horta (1898), in the Brussels municipality of Saint-Gilles. In the splendid Art Nouveau interiors there is a permanent display of furniture, utensils and art objects designed by Horta and his contemporaries as well as documents related to his life and time. The museum also organises temporary exhibitions on topics related to Horta and his art. The building is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta.

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It's in the List of UNESCO WHS as a Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta.

Property No #1005

Date of Inscription on the List of UNESCO WHS: 2000

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#439 Brussels, Belgium

This card shows you Hôtel van Eetvelde.

The Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta in Brussels are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The four town houses by Horta are: Hôtel Tassel, 6 rue P-A Janson; Hôtel Solvay, 224 avenue Louise; Hôtel van Eetvelde, 2-4 avenue Palmerston; and Maison & Atelier Horta, 23-25 rue Américaine, in the centre of Brussels.

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Commissioned by M and Mme Van Eetvelde in 1895, the construction of the Hôtel Van Eetvelde started in 1897; the west wing was completed in 1900, and the east wing in 1901. In 1920, after the death of Mme Van Eetvelde, the property was divided in two parts. The original building and the east wing (4 avenue Palmerston) were sold to the Pouppez de Kettenis family, who lived there for some 30 years. In 1950, it was bought by the current owner, the Fédération de l'Industrie du Gaz (FIGAZ), who used the main floor for representation. A garage was added to the east wing, and in 1966 offices were added to the light-well. In 1988, FIGAZ started a restoration, conducted by a former student of Horta, the architect Jean Delhaye, and the architect Barbara Van der Wee. The west wing was connected with the corner building in 1920, resulting in some unfortunate changes. When the Nicolaides-Hoffman family acquired the building in 1926, they wanted to demolish it, but were fortunately not given the permit. Finally the building was bought by Jean Delhaye as his personal residence.

Property No #1005

Date of Inscription on the List of UNESCO WHS: 2000

Date of Issue: January 16, 2012

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