The architect Victor Horta built in Belgium a dream house in which everything is measured in detail to the point that the doorknob exactly matches the hand. Built at the end of the XNUMXth century and framed within the Art Nouveau (Modernism), this house follows the precepts of such movement, using the various materials (whether wood, stone, iron or glass) in a truly novel way, making the most of the possibilities of each one.
The house has this name since it was built for the Baron Van Eetvelde and consists of four floors. This gentleman was an official of the Belgian government and needed a house in conditions to receive his guests and for this reason he had one built in which novelties, luxury and comfort were the main characteristics.
Wrought iron, wood and colored glass are the main materials used to build this wonderful construction, in which there are mosaics on the floors, mahogany ceilings and in which even the smallest details such as radiators or hinges of the doors were designed by himself Horta that he was considered an artist already at that time.
The trallada curve, which recalls the movement of a wave returning on itself, is one of the leitmotifs of the house and can be found in the Rails, the fireplaces, the drawings of the windows, the carpets, the floors or in the wood carvings.
All Room The main rooms of the house, as well as the dining room and the living room are connected by a spectacular and striking octagonal hall that is perhaps the best known of the interior of this spectacular house that you can visit during your visit to Brussels.
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