Hotel Solvay

Architectural heritages Historic buildings UNESCO World Heritage sites

The Hotel Solvay is a large Art Nouveau town house designed by Victor Horta on the Avenue Louise in Brussels. The house was commissioned by Armand Solvay, the son of the wealthy Belgian chemist and industrialist Ernest Solvay. For this wealthy patron Horta could spend a fortune on precious materials and expensive details. Horta designed every single detail, furniture, carpets, light fittings, tableware and even the door bell. He used expensive materials such as marble, onyx, bronze, tropic woods etc. For the decoration of the staircase Horta cooperated with the Belgian pointillist painter Theo van Rysselberghe. The Hotel Solvay and most of its splendid content remained intact thanks to the Wittamer family. They acquired the house in the 1950s and did the utmost to preserve and restore this magnificent dwelling. The house is still private property and can only be visited by appointment and under very strict conditions. The edifice is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

  • Hôtel Solvay. Arquitecto: Victor Horta (1894-1903). Avda Louise nº 224, Bruselas.
  • Elsene/Brussel, Solvayhuis (1894-1903) arch. Victor Horta
Country:
Belgium
Rating:
10
Latitude:
50,8263797
Longitude:
4,3654466
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