Tassel House
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 | Tassel House |
| Designer | Victor Horta |
| Location | Brussels, Belgium |
| Date | 1892 to 1893 |
| Building Type | large house |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | urban |
| Architectural Style | Art Nouveau |
| Street Address | 6, Rue Paul-Emile Jansonstraat Walk Score |
| Notes | Also "Hotel Tassel". Elegant urban house with facade defined around centered, stacked oriel bay windows and balcony. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Tassel_House.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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"...Generally regarded as the first complete building in fully-fledged Art Nouveau style. It is narrow-fronted and deep, the rooms planned rather more freely than was normal at this time and with some exploitation of floor levels.
— Sir Banister Fletcher, A History of Architecture
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No. 6, Rue Paul-Emile Janson, Brussels
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Hôtel Tassel
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Sir Banister Fletcher. A History of Architecture. London: The Butterworth Group, 1987. ISBN 0-408-01587-X. LC 86-31761. NA200.F63 1987. p1199. — The classic text of architectural history. Updated edition available at Amazon.com
