Villa Stoclet - World cultural heritage in Belgium

The Unesco Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized the Stolet Mansion of Belgium as a World Cultural Heritage 2000.

Mansion of Stoclet, Kingdom of Belgium.

The Stoclet mansion is a residence in Belgium, which is owned by Adolphe Stolet - a banker and a famous art collector. The beautiful and unique architecture of the Stoclet mansion was designed by the Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann.

Adolphe Stolet (1871-1949) came from a family with a tradition of banking, his career began as a rail engineer. He married Suzanne Stevens, the daughter of art critic, Arthur Stevens. Perhaps because of this marriage, Adolphe Stolet's inherent love of art has increased and been enriched. He started collecting art works from a very young age so his collection is not only in quantity but also in value.

The unique architecture of the architect Josef Hoffmann Stoclet is the beginning of Art Deco art.

As a railway engineer and working in Austria, he was fascinated by the Vienna separatist movement and the art style here. His meeting with Josef Hoffmann was the premise for the birth of the Stoclet Mansion. After his father's death, Adolphe Stolet had to return to Belgium to succeed his father. He officially became the banker of Société Générale - a major Belgian bank.

After marriage, Adolphe Stolet decided to live in the city of Brussels so he asked Josef Hoffmann to design the Stoclet mansion for himself and his family. As soon as he decided to build the Stoclet mansion, he began to search and collect artwork for display and decoration here.

Art style Vinena has a clear influence in the architecture of the Stoclet mansion.

The architecture of the Stoclet mansion is considered to be the pinnacle of art and is typical of architect Josef Hoffmann. Once completed, the Stoclet mansion has quickly gained popularity throughout the city of Brussels and other cities. It can be said that the Stoclet mansion is typical of the art style combined in the new spirit. Josef Hoffmann is not only an architect, he is also an art teacher. The work allowed him to be in contact with the many artistic backgrounds of artists from Vienna, Central Europe and the wider Europe. So it is not difficult to understand that the architecture he designed has a variety of influences that combine many artistic styles, in which Vinenna and Art Nouveau styles are the most obvious. The birth of the Stoclet Mansion is the beginning of Art Deco art style. The Stoclet mansion is considered a perfect building, a homogeneity between the art of Austrian artists, and the top artwork of Kolonam Moser and Gustav Klimt on display at the mansion increased. Artistic value for this work.

As can be seen, the interior and decoration inside the Stoclet have not changed much since it was built so far.

The emergence of many works of art including the works of Moser and Gustav Klimt further enhances the artistic value of the Stoclet Mansion's cultural heritage.

The Stoclet mansion began to be designed by architect Josef Hoffmann in 1905. In 1906, the mansion was constructed and completed five years later in 1911. After completion, the whole family Stoclet passed and lived. here continuously until 2002. Since then the Mansion is managed by the real estate company Suzanne and Adolphe Stoclet. The company director is the grandchild of the Stoclet family.

Since it was built so far, the Stoclet mansion has not changed much despite several repairs. In the late 1990s, the western and southern facades were repainted; wooden garden houses are also renovated; the new 2006 faceplate systems that were adapted to the power source used by the old wire since 1950 were no longer appropriate, some of the furniture was replaced by old furniture that had been damaged but still Be retained for repair rather than thrown away. Some decorations, valuable furniture have been restored and repositioned to their original place in the mansion. Currently at the Stoclet mansion only two people live and look after the property.

Stoclet villa is recognized by Unesco under the criteria (i) and (ii):

Criterion (i): The Stoclet villa is a perfect architecture with the combination of Vienna and Austria artists through the ingenious design of architect Josef Hoffmann. The work is the beginning of Art Deco art and is opening a new trend for art in Europe.

Criterion (ii): Not only is the architecture perfect, Villa Stoclet is also a museum with many valuable works of art including works by Kolonam Moser and Gustav Klimt. In addition, the Stoclet mansion is also one of the famous works of the famous school of the time, Art Nouveau.