The Brussels of Horta

This book takes you to Art Nouveau Brussels and guides you around Horta's striking buildings. It is also a useful guide, providing information on publicly accessible buildings and several handy maps.

In 2023, Brussels, and by extension the whole country, will celebrate the year of Art Nouveau. Who better represents this revolutionary style in our country than the famous architect Victor Horta.
This handy guide takes you through his creations in Brussels, from public buildings to private homes and monuments, all built in the Art Nouveau style.

Victor Horta was born in Ghent in 1861 and did pioneering work with his architecture: think of the typical decorative forms, the experimental layout of the interiors around the central light shaft, the differences in level, special windows, stairwells and winter gardens. Also think of all the metal and glass, which would form important parts of the constructions from then on. Horta brought the light inside and created an unprecedented sense of space in the bourgeois homes of his time. He ushered in a completely new architectural era.

This handy guide covers Horta's buildings in chronological order, showing the style evolution of the architect, from the still classical Huis Matyn to the houses Solvay, Van Eetvelde, Tassel or the Center for Fine Arts. The book is not only a practical guide with a handy bookmark and map, but also contains fascinating texts that go deeper into certain themes.

A must for your Horta walk in Brussels.