This postcard was sent by Martinha for the "Missing Unesco" tag. It shows the house and studio of the architect Victor Horta, in Brussels. She bought it on a trip there when she visited the museum and she says the visit is well worth it. I've been thinking about visiting Brussels for a weekend in winter... I'll definitely check it out if I'm there.
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.
Source: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1005
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.
Source: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1005
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