| Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) * | |
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Signature Victor Horta |
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| Country | Belgium |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iv |
| Reference | 1005 |
| Region ** | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List ** Region as classified by UNESCO |
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The Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta in Brussels are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. They comprise:
The UNESCO commission recognized them in 2000:
| “ | The four major town houses - Hôtel Tassel, Hôtel Solvay, Hôtel van Eetvelde, and Maison & Atelier Horta - located in Brussels and designed by the architect Victor Horta, one of the earliest initiators of Art Nouveau, are some of the most remarkable pioneering works of architecture of the end of the 19th century. The stylistic revolution represented by these works is characterised by their open plan, the diffusion of light, and the brilliant joining of the curved lines of decoration with the structure of the building. | ” |
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