Hankar House
| Hankar House | |
|---|---|
Main façade of the Hankar House | |
| General information | |
| Type | Town house |
| Architectural style | Art Nouveau |
| Address | Rue Defacqz / Defacqzstraat 71 |
| Town or city | 1060 Saint-Gilles, Brussels-Capital Region |
| Country | Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°49′38″N 4°21′28″E / 50.82722°N 4.35778°E |
| Completed | 1893 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Paul Hankar |
| References | |
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The Hankar House (French: Maison Hankar; Dutch: Huis Hankar) is a historic town house in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by the architect Paul Hankar, and built in 1893, in Art Nouveau style. It is generally considered one of the first buildings in that style (along with the Hôtel Tassel by Victor Horta, built at the same time) because of its highly innovative plan and its ground-breaking use of materials and decoration.
The house is located at 71, rue Defacqz/Defacqzstraat in the municipality of Saint-Gilles, a few steps from the Hôtel Albert Ciamberlani, another remarkable Art Nouveau building by Hankar.