Aula Magna | |
---|---|
General information | |
Architectural style | Postmodernism |
Location | Louvain-la-Neuve |
Address | Terrasses de l'Aula 1, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve |
Town or city | Louvain-la-Neuve |
Country | Belgium |
Coordinates | 50°40′07″N 4°36′37″E / 50.668688°N 4.610177°E |
Construction started | 1999 |
Completed | 2001 |
Inaugurated | 2 May 2001 |
Owner | UCLouvain |
Height | |
Top floor | 8 |
Technical details | |
Lifts/elevators | 12 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Philippe Samyn and partners |
Other information | |
Seating capacity | 1050 + 942 |
Number of rooms | 24 (public) |
Parking | Parking Aula Magna Parking Lac Parking Montesquieu |
Website | |
aulamagna.be |
The Aula Magna is a postmodern building of the University of Louvain located in Louvain-la-Neuve, a section of the Belgian city of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, in Walloon Brabant.[1] It holds one of the country's largest auditoria, with a maximum capacity of 1050 seats, and Wallonia's largest stage.[2] Inaugurated in 2001, the complex was designed by Philippe Samyn.