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Behind a façade combining geometric shapes with dreamy Art Nouveau murals lies the home of little-known painter Paul Cauchie (1875–1952).
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Art Nouveau was also called “Style Liberty”, after the famous London store. Brussels’ “Old England” store was named to echo this vogue. The building now houses the Museum of Musical Instruments (see Musée des Instruments de Musique).
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The home and studio of the great maestro of Art Nouveau architecture, Victor Horta, serves as a master-class in the form (see Musée Horta, Brussels).
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18th–19th centuries. Classical revisited again, even more determined to emulate Greek and Roman temples.
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19th-century. Gothic style revisited. Adopted particularly by the Catholic Revival.
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With only one of its two towers finished, Antwerp’s cathedral bears the battle scars of its centuries-long struggle for completion, but the immense interior gives a clear indication of the scale of its creators’ ambitions. It also provides an apt setting for two stunning triptychs by Rubens, as well as some ravishing late-19th-century paintings (see Antwerp Cathedral).
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Bruges’ most striking church, with a rocket-like spire in the austere style of Scheldt Gothic. The interior has been tinkered with ceaselessly since the 13th century. Its outstanding treasure is Michelangelo’s Madonna and Child , donated by a wealthy merchant in 1514 (see Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk).
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Joseph Poelaert threw every Neo-Classical style in the book at this vast and domineering monument to justice (see Palais de Justice).
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This private mansion, designed by Josef Hofmann and decorated by Gustav Klimt, was the architectural shocker of its day (see Palais Stoclet).
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Two beautiful oriental buildings rise up incongruously from the Parc de Laeken (see Pavillon Chinois and Tour Japonaise).
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