Step Into History
Walk Brussels in 1900
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Step Into History · City walk
Horta's Brussels, 1900
At the turn of the century Brussels is a capital remaking itself in stone, iron and glass, where Victor Horta's new Art Nouveau houses and public works by King Leopold II stand beside older guild façades and covered arcades. This walk follows the city from its southern station through the old market quarter, the glazed galleries and fashionable avenues to big civic promenades and a high legal esplanade.
33 scenes — 21 streets, squares and views, 12 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Brussels as it stood in 1900 (“Victor Horta”).
The route, scene by scene
- 1. Gare du Midi Forecourt
- ↳ Principal Waiting Hall · interior
- 2. Porte de Hal (Halle Gate)
- 3. Rue Haute
- 4. Grand-Place
- ↳ Gothic Council Hall · interior
- 5. Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert
- ↳ Luminous Covered Arcade · interior
- 6. Rue Neuve
- 7. Manneken Pis
- 8. Place de la Monnaie
- ↳ Opera Auditorium · interior
- 9. Boulevard Anspach
- 10. Place de Brouckère
- ↳ Gilded Café Salon · interior
- 11. Rue Royale
- 12. Parc de Bruxelles
- 13. Parc du Cinquantenaire
- ↳ Triumphal Arcade Gallery · interior
- 14. Avenue Louise
- 15. Hôtel Solvay
- ↳ Main Marble Staircase · interior
- 16. Hôtel Tassel
- ↳ Central Stairwell · interior
- 17. Horta House and Studio
- ↳ Studio Atrium and Stair · interior
- 18. Maison du Peuple Exterior
- ↳ Iron Assembly Hall · interior
- 19. Old England Department Store
- ↳ Sales Gallery Atrium · interior
- 20. Palais de Justice
- ↳ Domed Rotunda and Steps · interior
- 21. Poelaert Esplanade View