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Maison du Peuple, Brussels

The Maison du Peuple or Volkshuis, both literally the "House of the People", was a public building located on the Place Emile Vandervelde/Emile Vanderveldeplein, in the Sablon/Zavel district of Brussels, Belgium. It was one of the most influential Art Nouveau buildings in Belgium and one of the most notable designs by the architect Victor Horta. Commissioned by the Belgian Workers' Party (POB/BWP), it was constructe…

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1899

Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

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Maison du Peuple, Brussels in Brussels, Belgium

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Demolished public building in Brussels, Belgium

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Victor Horta

1861-1947 · Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

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Victor Pierre Horta was a Belgian architect and designer, and one of the founders of the Art Nouveau movement. He was a fervent admirer of the French architectural theorist Eugène Viollet-le-Duc and his Hôtel Tassel in Brussels (1892–93), often considered the first Art Nouveau house, is based on the work of Viollet-le…

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Atelier Victor Horta

practice · Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

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