Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels), Hôtel Tassel, Belgium, ID=1005-001
N 50° 49.692 E 004° 21.711
31U E 595911 N 5631604
The Hôtel Tassel can be considered the founding work of Art Nouveau.
Waymark Code: WMF5ZB
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Date Posted: 08/28/2012
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Commissioned by Professor Emile Tassel in 1893, it was the first work in which Victor Horta was able to realize his original conception of architecture, with all the characteristic features that he developed in his other town houses. The house was finished in 1894, but Horta continued designing the furniture for some years, as well as making some minor changes requested by the client. When completed, the Hôtel Tassel raised mixed reactions, but it was soon considered a key building in the development of modern architecture. After World War II the house was split up into small flats so that little of the decoration remained visible. In 1976 the architect Jean Delhaye bought the house, restored the street facade and the main doors, and adapted the building to function as prestige offices.
Type: Building
Reference number: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1005
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