Alphonse Balat

(1818–1895) belgisk arkitekt

Alphonse Balat (Belgium, 1818–1895) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Alphonse Balat belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Alphonse Balat was born in Gochenée and died in Ixelles. Alphonse Balat trained at Royal Academy of Fine Arts. The students included Victor Horta.

The best-known works include ‘Royal Greenhouses of Laeken’ and ‘Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium’. The catalogue has 5 buildings by Alphonse Balat. The dated buildings span the years 1784–1934. The buildings are in Brussels, Laeken, Ciergnon, and Saint-Hubert. According to Wikidata, buildings by Alphonse Balat belong to the styles ‘Historicism’, ‘Neoclassicism’, and ‘Art Nouveau’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Frans Andries Durlet, Joseph Poelaert, Louis De Curte, John Loughborough Pearson, and Joseph Schadde.