Stoclet Palace
| Stoclet Palace | |
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The Stoclet Palace seen from the Avenue de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan | |
Interactive map of the Stoclet Palace area | |
| Alternative names | Stoclet House |
| General information | |
| Type | Private house |
| Architectural style | Vienna Secession |
| Location | Avenue de Tervueren / Tervurenlaan 279–281, 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels-Capital Region, 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 | 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 | |
The Stoclet Palace (French: Palais Stoclet [palɛ stɔklɛ]; Dutch: Stocletpaleis [stɔˈklɛːpaːˌlɛis]), also known as the Stoclet House, is a historic mansion in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by the Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann for the Belgian financier Adolphe Stoclet, and built between 1905 and 1911, in the Vienna Secession style. Considered Hoffman's masterpiece, the residence is one of the 20th century's most refined and luxurious private houses.
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.
The Stoclet Palace is still owned by the Stoclet family and is not open to visitors. Until recently, no outsider, not even experts helping with restoration, were allowed in. The building has received protected status by the Monuments and Sites Directorate of the Brussels-Capital Region, and it was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in June 2009.
The mansion is located at 279–281, avenue de Tervueren/Tervurenlaan, bordering the Square Léopold II/Leopold II-plein. This site is served by Montgomery metro station (on line 1 of the Brussels Metro), as well as the tram stop Léopold II/Leopold II (on lines 39 and 44).