Victor Horta museum
ArchitectureSo, today I have finally found the necessary time to visit the famous Belgian architect’s personal residence turned museum. It is located at rue Américaine number 25 of the Saint Gilles commune of Brussels. Here you can see the museum’s website. Unfortunately no photography was allowed inside, but I found this beautiful photo of the main staircase on UNESCO’s World Heritage website. It is a good example of the innovation that makes his architecture unique: having placed the stairs in the middle of the house rather than on the side as was commonly done in Brussels before, he divided the space in two distinct volumes, which could be well lit thanks to the combination of light coming from the windows in the facades and a soft light produced by the skylight above the staircase.
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