- Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)
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Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) * UNESCO World Heritage Site
Signature Victor HortaCountry Belgium Type Cultural Criteria i, ii, iv Reference 1005 Region ** Europe and North America Inscription history Inscription 2000 (24th Session) * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List
** Region as classified by UNESCOThe Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta in Brussels are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. They comprise:
- Hôtel Tassel
- Hôtel van Eetvelde
- Hôtel Solvay
- Maison & Atelier Horta, now the Horta Museum
The UNESCO commission recognized them in 2000:
“ The four major town houses - Hôtel Tassel, Hôtel Solvay, Hôtel van Eetvelde, and Maison & Atelier Horta - located in Brussels and designed by the architect Victor Horta, one of the earliest initiators of Art Nouveau, are some of the most remarkable pioneering works of architecture of the end of the 19th century. The stylistic revolution represented by these works is characterised by their open plan, the diffusion of light, and the brilliant joining of the curved lines of decoration with the structure of the building. ” World Heritage Sites in Belgium Brussels 
Flanders Belfries of Belgium and France1 · Bruges (historic centre) · Flemish Béguinages · Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum ComplexWallonia Belfries of Belgium and France1 · Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Rœulx, Hainault · Neolithic flint mines at Spiennes · Notre-Dame Cathedral of Tournai1 Shared locally with other regions and with FranceCategories:- Buildings and structures in Brussels
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