EN- 10-10-2026 – 13:30
Niveau : intermédiaire

Distance : 20 km

Under Leopold II’s reign, Eclecticism continued to grow and give new and varied settings, mixing innovation and historic inspiration. The style spread everywhere, affected all types of buildings bit by bit, spoke to different social classes and influenced all aspects of society. The architects of the time were looking for both a national style, standing out from neighbouring countries, and a modern style, which then gave rise to Art Nouveau at the end of the century.
From the Eglise Royale Sainte-Marie to the Saint-Gilles prison, the Halles de Schaerbeek to the schools in Ixelles, or from the bourgeois houses in the Quartier des Squares to the Hôtel de Ville de Saint-Gilles, follow the guide to truly understand the triumph of this architectural style that transformed the capital.