Hotel van Eetvelde
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 | Hotel van Eetvelde |
| Designer | Victor Horta |
| Location | Brussels, Belgium |
| Date | 1895 to 1898 |
| Building Type | hotel |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | urban |
| Architectural Style | Art Nouveau |
| Street Address | No. 4, Avenue Palmerston Walk Score |
| Notes | Rich lofty spaces on a restricted site. Also by Horta, Tassel House, 1892 |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Hotel_van_Eetvelde.html |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Sites | |
| Name | Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) |
| UNESCO State Party | Belgium |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iv |
| UNESCO Site ID | 1005 |
| Year of Listing | 2000 |
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Commentary
"The Hotel van Eetvelde in Brussels was designed in 1898 by Victor Horta, undoubtedly the key European Art Nouveau architect. While most other architects flirted with the new style, Horta found it gave the best expression to his ideas. His skill is demonstrated in his ability to slip his domestic designs into narrow constricted sites. The interiors become of great importance as centres of light, which permeates through the filigree domes and skylights—usually in the centre of the building. The Hotel van Eetvelde is a remarkable example of the way Horta handled the situation and used it to highlight the imposing staircase, which leads up to the first-floor reception rooms."
— John Julius Norwich, ed. Great Architecture of the World. p224.
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Address:
No. 4, Avenue Palmerston, Brussels. (maybe No. 246, Rue Palmerston?)
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Hôtel van Eetvelde
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Renovation The whole floor plan of the entrance was changed no longer after the hotel was finished. The organisation of the hall and main entrance didn't please Edmond Van Eetvelde so it was modified in 1900.
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Franco Borsi and Paolo Portoghesi. Victor Horta. New York: Rizzoli Internationa Publications, Inc., 1991. exterior photo of from street, f333, p186. interior photo of octagonal hall, f344, p193.
Johnson Architectural Images. Copyrighted slides in the Artifice Collection.
John Julius Norwich, ed. Great Architecture of the World. London: Mitchell Beazley Publishers, 1975. ISBN 0-394-49887-9. NA200.G76. section drawing, interior photo, p224. Reprint edition: Da Capo Press, April 1991. ISBN 0-3068-0436-0. — An accessible, inspiring and informative overview of world architecture, with lots of full-color cutaway drawings, and clear explanations. Available at Amazon.com
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