Aula Magna (UCLouvain)

Aula Magna
The western facade, facing the Louvain-la-Neuve lake.
Aula Magna (UCLouvain) is located in Belgium
Aula Magna (UCLouvain)
Location within Belgium
General information
Architectural stylePostmodernism
LocationLouvain-la-Neuve
AddressTerrasses de l'Aula 1,
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Town or cityLouvain-la-Neuve
CountryBelgium Belgium
Coordinates50°40′07″N 4°36′37″E / 50.668688°N 4.610177°E / 50.668688; 4.610177
Construction started1999
Completed2001
Inaugurated2 May 2001
OwnerUCLouvain
Height
Top floor8
Technical details
Lifts/elevators12
Design and construction
Architect(s)Philippe Samyn and partners
Other information
Seating capacity1050 + 942
Number of rooms24 (public)
ParkingParking 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.

  1. ^ "Statutes " AULA MAGNA Louvain-la-Neuve"" (PDF). Federal Public Service Justice. Belgian official journal. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Capacity of spaces". Aula Magna UCLouvain. Retrieved 27 July 2019.