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The Autrique House, Victor Horta’s first building of note, is of major importance in the architectural heritage of Brussels.

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This house built in 1893 marks an essential stage in the development of the greatest of Belgian architects and provides a better understanding of the birth of Art nouveau. The scenography designed by Schuiten and Peeters makes this residence – as it once was – an outstanding house, simultaneously a tribute to the private architecture of Brussels and a gateway to an imaginary world.