Paul Saintenoy

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The Old England building, now the Musical Instrument Museum since 2000.
The Old England building, now the Musical Instrument Museum since 2000.

Paul Saintenoy (June 19, 1862 – July 18, 1952) was a Belgian architect, teacher, architectural historian, and writer.

Born in Elsene in the Brussels-Capital Region, he was the son of an architect. He began studying architecture in Antwerp in 1881 then returned home to complete his training in Brussels. With an interest in archaeology, for a time he served as the general secretary of the "Royal Society of Archaeology" in Brussels. In 1910 he embarked upon a teaching career at the "Royal Academy of Fine Arts" in Brussels.

At the end of World War I, Saintenoy was appointed a member of the "Royal Commission of Monuments and Sites" where he played an important role in the reconstruction of Belgium following the devastation of the war.

Paul Saintenoy died in 1952 and was interred in the Ixelles Cemetery in Elsene in the southern part of Brussels.

Noted works:

  • Old England Department Store, Brussels (1899)
  • Hôtel Baron Lunden, Brussels (1898)
  • Maison Losseau, Mons (1899)
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