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Detail of the floor mosaic, entrance corridor, kindergarten, school no. 11 (photo 2011)
Detail of the floor mosaic, entrance corridor, kindergarten, school no. 11 (photo 2011)
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Façade of the former girls' school, yard (photo 2011)
Façade of the former girls' school, yard (photo 2011)
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Entrance lodge and headmaster's house, school no. 11 (photo 2011)
Entrance lodge and headmaster's house, school no. 11 (photo 2011)
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Composition on marouflaged canvas by Henri Privat-Livemont, covered courtyard, school no. 11 (photo 2011)
Composition on marouflaged canvas by Henri Privat-Livemont, covered courtyard, school no. 11 (photo 2011)
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Doors leading to the caretaker's accommodation, entrance corridor, kindergarten, school no. 11 (photo 2011)
Doors leading to the caretaker's accommodation, entrance corridor, kindergarten, school no. 11 (photo 2011)
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Composition on marouflaged canvas by Maurice Langaskens, covered courtyard, school no. 13 (photo 2010)
Composition on marouflaged canvas by Maurice Langaskens, covered courtyard, school no. 13 (photo 2010)
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Entrance lodge, school no. 13 (photo 2018)
Entrance lodge, school no. 13 (photo 2018)
A. de Ville de Goyet © urban.brussels
Detail of the floor mosaic, entrance corridor, kindergarten, school no. 11 (photo 2010)
Detail of the floor mosaic, entrance corridor, kindergarten, school no. 11 (photo 2010)
Henri Jacobs skilfully added Art Nouveau to the school’s curriculum. Having a visionary and deeply idealistic spirit, he gave this municipal school sumptuous decoration intended to instil in the children “a sense of beauty, clarity and harmony”.
This small white stone façade can almost be summarised by describing its enormous front door alone. This huge door features a large keystone bearing the letter “S” for Schaerbeek and is topped with a quoin sculpted with curling branches and bearing the inscriptions “École Communale” and “Gemeenteschool”. The two high windows on the upper floor are surmounted with a frieze of floral garlands.
Inside, the school is set out in the middle of the block, around a yard and courtyard leading to the classrooms. These are topped by a glass roof, which introduces daylight into the space. The floor of this courtyard features a mosaic compass rose, extending over the tiling, which was intended to give the pupils a taste for knowledge and study.
The wall opposite the entrance displays a large Symbolist fresco, a work by the painter Maurice Langaskens. This composition is presented in three parts, entitled respectively: “Les Contes de l’ancêtre” (The Old Man’s Stories), “L’Etude” (Study), and “Les Bergers étudiant les étoiles” (The Shepherds Studying the Stars).
The school also has other frescoes, and is certainly worth visiting, particularly since it has remained intact over time.
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This small white stone façade can almost be summarised by describing its enormous front door alone. This huge door features a large keystone bearing the letter “S” for Schaerbeek and is topped with a quoin sculpted with curling branches and bearing the inscriptions “École Communale” and “Gemeenteschool”. The two high windows on the upper floor are surmounted with a frieze of floral garlands.
Inside, the school is set out in the middle of the block, around a yard and courtyard leading to the classrooms. These are topped by a glass roof, which introduces daylight into the space. The floor of this courtyard features a mosaic compass rose, extending over the tiling, which was intended to give the pupils a taste for knowledge and study.
The wall opposite the entrance displays a large Symbolist fresco, a work by the painter Maurice Langaskens. This composition is presented in three parts, entitled respectively: “Les Contes de l’ancêtre” (The Old Man’s Stories), “L’Etude” (Study), and “Les Bergers étudiant les étoiles” (The Shepherds Studying the Stars).
The school also has other frescoes, and is certainly worth visiting, particularly since it has remained intact over time.
Inside, the school is set out in the middle of the block, around a yard and courtyard leading to the classrooms. These are topped by a glass roof, which introduces daylight into the space. The floor of this courtyard features a mosaic compass rose, extending over the tiling, which was intended to give the pupils a taste for knowledge and study.
The wall opposite the entrance displays a large Symbolist fresco, a work by the painter Maurice Langaskens. This composition is presented in three parts, entitled respectively: “Les Contes de l’ancêtre” (The Old Man’s Stories), “L’Etude” (Study), and “Les Bergers étudiant les étoiles” (The Shepherds Studying the Stars).
The school also has other frescoes, and is certainly worth visiting, particularly since it has remained intact over time.
