Hankar House
The Hankar House is a historic town house in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by the architect Paul Hankar, and built in 1893, in Art Nouveau style. It is generally considered one of the first buildings in that style because of its highly innovative plan and its ground-breaking use of materials and decoration.Photo: Busoni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: building in Saint-Gilles, Brussels
- Also known as: “Maison Hankar” and “Maison Hankar - Huis Hankar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Horta Museum and Hôtel Tassel.
Horta Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Horta Museum is a museum in Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to the life and work of the architect Victor Horta and his time. The museum is housed in Horta's former town house and workshop, built between 1898 and 1901, in Art Nouveau style. Horta Museum is situated 390 metres southwest of Hankar House.
Hôtel Tassel
Historic house
Photo: Karl Stas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hôtel Tassel, also known as the Tassel House, is a historic town house in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by Victor Horta for the scientist and professor Emile Tassel, and built between 1892 and 1893, in Art Nouveau style. Hôtel Tassel is situated 300 metres east of Hankar House.
Hôtel Solvay
Museum
Photo: Zinneke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hôtel Solvay, also known as the Solvay House, is a large historic town house in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by Victor Horta for Armand Solvay, the son of the chemist and industrialist Ernest Solvay, and built between 1895 and 1900, in Art Nouveau style. Hôtel Solvay is situated 550 metres east of Hankar House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castellan and Ma Campagne.
Tenbosch
Neighborhood
Tenbosch or Tenbos is a district of Ixelles, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It is a western exclave of Ixelles, bordered by Saint-Gilles to the west and the southern expansion of Brussels with the Avenue Louise/Louizalaan to the east, alongside the neighbouring district of Berkendael/Berkendaal.
Hankar House
- Categories: townhouse, house, and manor house
- Location: Ixelles, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.82731° or 50° 49′ 38″ northLongitude
4.35777° or 4° 21′ 28″ eastOpen location code
9F26R9G5+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 110606587OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q3278774
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to French—“Hankar House” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Hankarův dům”
- Dutch: “Huis Hankar”
- French: “Maison Hankar”
- French: “Maison personnelle de Paul Hankar”
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