Art Nouveau: De la Source at the Ponds

Let yourself be told the urban history of these neighborhoods adjoining Avenue Louise and Abbaye de La Cambre by (re-)discovering numerous facades of houses and private mansions. Housing several works by major architects, the Defacqz neighborhood bears witness to the first impulses of Art Nouveau architecture in Brussels. After a few stops around Rue Defacqz and Avenue Louise, the visit continues in the quieter neighborhood of the Ixelles ponds to meet other architectural treasures. Discover unsuspected jewels in neighborhoods crossed every day by thousands of people and which have seen, despite urban (r)evolutions, their beauty and riches preserved! On the program of the walk, among others… – Hôtel Tassel, by Victor Horta; – Hôtel Solvay, by Victor Horta; – Hôtel Otlet, by Octave van Rysselberghe and Henry Van de Velde; – Hôtel Ciamberlani, by Paul Hankar; – Other works by Albert Roosenboom, Ernest Delune, Ernest Blerot; – But also many small stories and anecdotes! We will not go inside the houses and mansions (often inhabited), but photographic supports are provided to allow you to better realize the interior of the buildings. Because Art Nouveau is a “Art Total” that certainly does not stop at the facades! PRACTICAL INFORMATION regular tours in French and English: Price: Free and conscious: Pay €3 at booking and complete on the day of the visit (free amount) Booking + than recommended Duration: About 2 hours Meeting point: “Louise Tower” (in front of the tower entrance), Avenue Louise 149 – 1050 Brussels (opposite the Defacqz tram stop) End of the visit: At the edge of the Ponds of Ixelles Tour private on request in French or English