Victor Horta

(1861–1947) belgisk arkitekt

Victor Horta (Belgium, 1861–1947) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Victor Horta belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Victor Horta was born in Ghent and died in Brussels. Victor Horta trained at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels. Victor Horta studied under Alphonse Balat. Victor Horta worked in House & Atelier Horta. Wikidata associates Victor Horta with Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Victor Horta was awarded Officer of the Order of the Crown.

The best-known works include ‘Hôtel Tassel’, ‘Hôtel Solvay’, ‘Hôtel van Eetvelde’, and ‘House & Atelier Horta’. The catalogue has 10 buildings by Victor Horta. The dated buildings span the years 1844–1952. The buildings are in Brussels, Tournai, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, and Schaerbeek. According to Wikidata, buildings by Victor Horta belong to the styles ‘Art Nouveau’, ‘Post-war modernism’, and ‘Neoclassicism’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Octave Flanneau, Jakob Gartner, Rudolf Steiner, Hermann Muthesius, and Joseph Hertogs.

• Hotel Tassel
• Brussels-Central railway station
• Hotel Solvay
• Hotel van Eetvelde
• Centre for Fine Arts
• Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tournai
• Maison du Peuple
• Charlier Museum
• Pavilion of Human Passions
• Autrique House