Art Nouveau in Brussels
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Art Nouveau in Brussels

A cycling route starting in Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium.

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Bike tour encompassing 20 Art Nouveau buildings from some globally known belgian architects, such as Victor Horta, Gustave Strauven, Paul Hamesse, Paul Cauchie, Paul Hankar, Ernest Blerot and Paul Vizzavona.

Points of interest in loop order:

  1. Paul Cauchie, Rue des Francs 16, Etterbeek

  2. Gustave Strauven, Rue Luther 28, Brussels

3.Gustave Strauven, Square Ambiorix 11, Brussels

  1. Gustave Strauven, Rue Saint Quentin 30, Brussels

  2. Paul Saintenoy, Coudenberg 2, Brussels

  3. Paul Vizzavona, Rue du Lombard 30, Brussels

  4. Paul Hamesse, Boulevard Anspach 85, Brussels

  5. Emile Hellemans, Rue Blaes 174-194, Brussels

  6. Victor Horta, Rue Hotel de Monnaies 66, Saint-Gilles

  7. Gustave Strauven, Avenue Dejaer 9, Saint-Gilles

  8. Ernest Blerot, Place Morichar 41, Saint-Gilles

  9. Jules Brunfaut, Avenue de la jonction 1, Saint-Gilles

  10. Victor Horta, Rue Américaine 23-25, Saint-Gilles

  11. Paul Hankar, Rue Defacqz 71, Saint-Gilles

  12. Paul Hankar, Rue Defacqz 48, Ixelles

  13. Victor Horta, Rue P.E. Janson 6, Brussels

  14. Victor Horta, Avenue Louise 224, Brussels

  15. Gustave Strauven, Rue Souveraine 52, Ixelles

  16. Ernest Blerot, Avenue du general De  Gaulle 38-39, Ixelles

  17. Paul Cauchie, Avenue de la Chasse 141, Etterbeek

 

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Duration
18.8 km
Distance
140 m
Ascent
140 m
Descent
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Avg. speed
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Avg. speed
Francois Montoisy

created this 5 years ago

Route quality

Waytypes & surfaces along the route

Waytypes

  • Quiet road

    9.1 km

    (48 %)

  • Road

    3.6 km

    (19 %)

  • Busy road

    2.6 km

    (14 %)

Surfaces

Paved

17.8 km

(95 %)

  • Asphalt

    16.8 km

    (90 %)

  • Paving stones

    0.5 km

    (3 %)

  • Concrete

    0.4 km

    (2 %)

Route highlights

Points of interest along the route

  1. Point of interest after 2.3 km

    Former personal house of Gustave Strauven. Facade visible from "Rue Luther 28"

  2. Point of interest after 2.9 km

    Former house of the Artist "Georges de Saint-Cyr", architect: Gustave Strauven

  3. Point of interest after 3.3 km

    Gustave Strauven. the -iron supports the stone of the balcony

  4. Point of interest after 5.5 km

    "Old England", architect: Paul Saintenoy. This former Brussels department store is now converted to the museum of musical instrument (aka MIM). Possibility to drink a beer on the rooftop, with great view on the city!

  5. Point of interest after 6.4 km

    Art Nouveau building with Louis XV decorative details. Architect: Paul Vizzavona

  6. Point of interest after 6.9 km

    Former "Brussels Auction Center", converted to a cinema for 2500 people by architect Paul Hamesse.

  7. Point of interest after 8.4 km

    Low-rent housing "Cité Hellemans", by architect Emile Hellemans

  8. Point of interest after 9.5 km

    Former townhouse "C. Winsinger", by architect Victor Horta

  9. Point of interest after 10 km

    House and shop, by architect Gustave Strauven.

  10. Point of interest after 10.5 km

    House by architect Ernest Blérot. Nice sgraffito panels.

  11. Point of interest after 11.9 km

    Former townhouse "Edouard Hannon", by architect Jules Brunfaut

  12. Point of interest after 12.3 km

    Former personal house and workshop of architect Victor Horta. It is today converted to the "Horta museum".

  13. Point of interest after 12.7 km

    Former personal house of architect Paul Hankar.

  14. Point of interest after 12.9 km

    Former townhouse "Ciamberlani" by architect Paul Hankar. Sgraffito designed by Adolphe Crespin.

  15. Point of interest after 13.1 km

    Former townhouse "Emile Tassel", by architect Victor Horta

  16. Point of interest after 13.6 km

    Former townhouse "Armand Solvay", by architect Victor Horta.

  17. Point of interest after 14.3 km

    House by architect Gustave Strauven. This house has a typical classical façade, however carpentry, ironwork and sgraffito give some taste of Art Nouveau.

  18. Point of interest after 15.6 km

    House by architect Ernest Blérot. The floral Art Nouveau style can be seen by the ironwork, which grows like a plant outwards the façade.

  19. Point of interest after 18.1 km

    Former house with workshop, by architect Paul Cauchie. Note that the sgraffito are also designed by himself.

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