| Stoclet Palace | |
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 The Stoclet Palace seen from the Avenue de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan | |
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| Alternative names | Stoclet House |
| General information | |
| Type | Private house |
| Architectural style | Vienna Secession |
| Address | Avenue de Tervueren / Tervurenlaan 279–281 |
| Town or city | 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels-Capital Region |
| Country | Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°50′07″N 4°24′58″E / 50.83528°N 4.41611°E |
| Construction started | 1905 |
| Completed | 1911 |
| Client | Adolphe Stoclet |
| Owner | Stoclet family |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Josef Hoffmann |
| Other designers | Gustav Klimt, Franz Metzner, Fernand Khnopff |
| Official name | Stoclet House |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii |
| Designated | 2009 (33rd session) |
| Reference no. | 1298 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| References | |
| [1] | |
The Stoclet Palace (French: Palais Stoclet, French pronunciation: [palɛ stɔklɛ]; Dutch: Stocletpaleis, Dutch pronunciation: [stɔˈklɛ.paːˈlɛi̯s]) is a mansion in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by the Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann for the Belgian financier Adolphe Stoclet. Built between 1905 and 1911 in the Vienna Secession style, it is located at 279–281, avenue de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan, in the Woluwe-Saint-Pierre municipality of Brussels.[2] Considered Hoffman's masterpiece, the residence is one of the 20th century's most refined and luxurious private houses.[3]
The sumptuous dining and music rooms of the Stoclet Palace exemplified the theatrical spaces of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art"), celebrating sight, sound, and taste in a symphony of sensual harmonies that paralleled the operas of Richard Wagner, from whom the concept originated. In his designs for the Stoclet Palace, Hoffmann was particularly attuned to fashion and to the Viennese identity of the new style of interior, even designing a dress for Madame Stoclet so that she would not clash with her living room decor as she had while wearing a French Paul Poiret gown.[4]
The mansion is owned by the Stoclet family and is not open to visitors. Until recently no outsider, not even experts helping with restoration were allowed in.[5] The building has received protected status by the Monuments and Sites Directorate of the Brussels-Capital Region,[1] and it was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in June 2009.[6]
- ^ a b Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (2016). "Palais Stoclet" (in French). Brussels. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ Sharp 2002, p. 44
- ^ Watkin 2005, p. 548
- ^ Intimus : interior design theory reader. Taylor, Mark, 1955-, Preston, Julieanna. Chichester: John Wiley. 2006. ISBN 9780470015704. OCLC 63397636.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Wise, Michael Z. (1 February 2012). "An Enchanted House Becomes a Family's Curse". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Stoclet House". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2009.