Museum · Brussels · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Hôtel Solvay is a museum in Brussels, Brussels-Capital. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 9 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 410 m you'll find a bench and a water point.
Audio tour · Hôtel Solvay
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You're standing at Hôtel Solvay, number 224 on Avenue Louise in Brussels. Despite the name, it was never a hotel. It's a grand town house, built for Armand Solvay, son of the chemist and industrialist Ernest Solvay. The architect was Victor Horta, one of the founding fathers of Art Nouveau.
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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