Houses designed by Victor Horta in Brussels

Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized Victor Horta's designed houses in Brussels, the Belgian kingdom is a World Cultural Heritage in 2000.

The houses in fact are four buildings including the Horta Museum (Maison & Atelier); Hotel Tassel; Hotel Solvay; Hotel van Eetvelde, all designed by Victor Horta.

The famous architect Victor Horta is the initiator of the Art Nouveau trend . Art Nouveau is one of the few most notable creations in the late 19th century. This art trend is likened to a revolutionary style of performance because these works are designed in a new way of thinking. an open style, with the overall structure and decoration being noticed in detail.

Hotel Tassel is a residential building located at 6 Paul-Emile Jansonstraat street in Brussels, Belgium. This house is the first house to be built in the new art style Art Nouveau. Hotel Tassel was built in 1893-1894 with 3 separate parts. Two parts of the house were built in the traditional style of brick and stone, one side of the street and one in the garden. The middle part is a steel structure, glass roof, connecting the other two parts together. Through the glass roof, natural light can shine into the center of the building.

Hotel Solvay is a residential building located at 224 Louise Street in Brussels, Belgium. This project is of course also designed in Art Nouveau style. The house is called Solvay because it was designed by Armand Solvay , the son of the famous chemist Ernest Solvay.

Victor Horta worked and completed his work excellently. He designed a project that every detail is actualized on the drawing more meticulously. All furniture, lighting, utensils, dining tables, flower arrangements, and even the doorbell were shown in detail on the design. With his perfect design, the talented architect has started construction with carefully selected materials, most of the materials he uses are very expensive materials like marble, agate, bronze, wood, wood must be exploited in tropical climates . With decorative motifs of the stairs, the architect chose a Belgian painter - According van van Rysselberghe done.

In 1950, the Wittamer family bought the house and this estate is still owned by the family. The Witteamer family made great efforts in preserving and preserving the house so that most of the furniture and artifacts in the house are still intact so far. However, due to the private ownership of the house, visitors are very difficult to visit this heritage. Whether or not it can be visited is entirely up to the family's decision, because to preserve the house, the Wittearmer family is very restrictive.

Hotel van Eetvelde is located at 4 Anenue Palmerston, Bruxelles. This house was built in 1895 for the Secretary of the Congo Republic - Edmond van Eatvelde . The work proved Victor Horta's talent once more when the materials used differed from previous works. Materials used primarily with this work are steel, glass . At that time steel and glass were completely new construction materials, almost no known. Therefore, this work has created a great buzz in the area. With a stained glass dome design in the middle of the living room to increase overall lighting, plus the entire wooden interior, Congo ivory, this work has so far made architects around the world respect dress. At the same time, this is also an artistic work that anyone who admires must admire.

Horta Museum (Maison & Atelier) is a museum that showcases Victor Horta's works and artifacts. The museum was built in 1898 at No. 25 Américaine Street, Brussels City, Belgium. In addition to the new art style architecture Art Nouveau, the Museum is also a place to help visitors understand the life and career of writing by Belgian talent artist Victor Horta.

Although these works are very popular and there are a lot of tourists who want to visit, but due to many limitations because of the 4 houses still owned by private houses, there is still no visitation program. This cultural heritage. However, visitors can still learn about Art Nouveau trends and admire some of Victor Horta's artworks in the Horta museum and see the architecture from the outside.