Stoclet Palace

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Stoclet Palace, also known as Stoclet House, is a private mansion in Brussels, Belgium. It was built from 1905 to 1911 for financier Adolphe Stoclet and designed by Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann in the Vienna Secession style. The building is often called Hoffmann’s masterpiece and a landmark of the Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art.

Inside, the design is austere but rich, with marble walls, simple, geometric furniture, and carefully chosen art. Notable features include large mosaic friezes by Gustav Klimt and murals by Ludwig Jungnickel. Four bronze nude sculptures by Franz Metzner sit on the tower above the stairwell. Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstätte designed every detail, from door handles to light fixtures.

The palace is still owned by the Stoclet family and has never been open to the public. It is protected as a Brussels monument and was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009.

Location: Avenue de Tervueren 279–281, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels. It is near the Montgomery metro station and the Leopold II tram stop.

In 2024, the Brussels Parliament approved a plan to open the palace to visitors for up to 15 days a year, but no schedule has been set yet.