First specimen of Brussels art nouveau was built as early as 1847, it is St. Hubert Galleries.

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We recently went to Blankenberge; a Belgian coastel town. It is famous for its stunning Art Nouveau. Especially the tiles.
You can see here, some houses with a tile covered so called 'belle etage'.
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Hey everyone! Look what I found and photographed in my travels...



Designed by Paul Saintenoy in 1898, the "Old England" was a department store constructed with a cast iron and steel structure which allowed for the so much glass in the facade. There is a domed gazebo on the roof and check out that turret to one side!

Today it houses the most enjoyable Musical Instrument Museum which is open to the public.

To see more detail I encourage you to view this larger size on a black background

1. Hôtel van Eetvelde (Victor Orta, 1895-1897)

You can see more art nouveau buildings with comments in Russian in my LJ