Art Nouveau was the innovative ... There are many grand houses in the suburbs of Brussels: the Villa Empain, built in 1930–1934, is a rare Art Deco classic, backing onto the Bois de la Cambre ...

Architecture lovers should not pass up the chance to see where Victor Horta – one of the founders of the Art Nouveau movement ... are largely intact from the house's original construction.

In a Europe emerging from the Great War, the middle classes begin to emerge, women take over men's work in factories and on farms, and win rights and freedoms. Mass production arrives and consumption ...

Delightfully ornate guildhouses line the square, which is home to the dramatic City Hall and Maison du Roi (which houses the Brussels City Museum), both of which are open to the public.