This is a list of special architectural attractions open to the public - places you might want to go to purely for their archiectural content. They are individual buildings of significant interest which you can enter and enjoy. We are not, however, attempting a comprehensive tourist guide and galleries and the like (with serious architectural content) will be added as a second level of information.

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BELGIUM
Victor Horta Horta Museum, 1989-1901

25 rue Americaine - 1060 Brussels
T: +32 2 543 04 90
F: +32 2 538 76 31
E: info@hortamuseum.be
W: www.hortamuseum.be
Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday 2:00pm-5:30pm (closed on Mondays and Holidays)

This is not a museum in the traditional sense: a building where the objects exposed draw all the attention. Here it is the reverse : the building itself is the museum. The Horta Museum was established in the private house and studio which had belonged to the architect himself. The house was built to an innovative design, with the rooms opening onto the stairwell, which is roofed with glazed skylight. Horta created a variety of perspectives adn sought to allow light to circulate. he simplefied supporting structures through the use of metal arches, tie-beams and girders, all of which are unconcealed. The structures and decor are closely linked.
Paul Cauchie   Maison Cauchie
5 rue des Francs - 1040 Brussels
T: +32 2 673 15 06
Opening hours: visits will be limited to the first Friday, Saturday and Sunday of each month.		 No visit to Brussels would be complete without a visit to the Maison Cauchie - one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau art and architecture in Europe.
Victor Horta   The Waucquez-building or The Belgian Comic strip centre, 1906

20 Zandstraat / Rue des Sables - 1000 Brussel
T: +32 (0)2 2 19 19 80
Opening hours: daily 10:00am - 6:00pm

admission
Adults :6,20 € (Euro) per person.
Seniors : 5 € (Euro) per person
Children under 12 : 2,50 € (Euro) per person
Groups : minimum 15 persons : 5 € (Euro) per person.

You can visit this building/museum for 2 reasons. Because it is located in a marvellous Art Nouveau building, the Waucquez-building. Secondly you can see the development of the comic book. The Waucquez-building is seen as the masterwork of the famous Belgian Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta. He built the house in 1906 for the Waucquez family. They used it to set up a clothing-factory. In 1987 and 1989 the site was renovated. The museum for the comic strip is now based in the building.