Building
Ch. Bastin & J. Evrard © urban.brussels
Wall light, central courtyard (photo ca 1990)
Wall light, central courtyard (photo ca 1990)
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Central courtyard, first floor (photo 2006)
Central courtyard, first floor (photo 2006)
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Sgraffito decoration by Henri Privat-Livemont, central courtyard (photo 2006)
Sgraffito decoration by Henri Privat-Livemont, central courtyard (photo 2006)
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Central courtyard, ground floor (photo 2010)
Central courtyard, ground floor (photo 2010)
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Central courtyard, first floor (photo 2006)
Central courtyard, first floor (photo 2006)
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Façade (photo ca 2018)
Façade (photo ca 2018)
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Staircase and door leading to the headmaster's quarters (photo 2006)
Staircase and door leading to the headmaster's quarters (photo 2006)
This former school for young girls was designed by Henri Jacobs in an Eclectic style with touches of Art Nouveau. It is now occupied by the Institut Diderot.
The right-hand section of the building, containing the entrance, is attributed to Jacobs, while the left-hand section is the result of an extension built in the 1980s. The fairly classical façade is made of white stone. However, you will notice a frieze connecting the fanlight above the front door to the lintels of the first-floor windows, where the inscription “école normale - normaal school” can be seen. Note, in particular, the Art Nouveau elements in the ironwork on the cellar windows and the front door, as well as those on the finely-sculpted lintel in the form of a depressed arch above the window in the upper section of the central bay.
A rectangular courtyard built across the width of the façade leads visitors to the different wings of the building, which are separated from each other by yards. This celebrated, two-storey courtyard features Art Nouveau decoration and is topped with a ceiling displaying a series of arches adorned with flower motif mouldings. Note also the superb ironwork, in particular the staircase bannister, the railings and the consoles supporting the corridors. And lastly, do not miss the sgraffiti decorations by the famous artist Henri Privat-Livemont.
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By the same architect
The right-hand section of the building, containing the entrance, is attributed to Jacobs, while the left-hand section is the result of an extension built in the 1980s. The fairly classical façade is made of white stone. However, you will notice a frieze connecting the fanlight above the front door to the lintels of the first-floor windows, where the inscription “école normale - normaal school” can be seen. Note, in particular, the Art Nouveau elements in the ironwork on the cellar windows and the front door, as well as those on the finely-sculpted lintel in the form of a depressed arch above the window in the upper section of the central bay.
A rectangular courtyard built across the width of the façade leads visitors to the different wings of the building, which are separated from each other by yards. This celebrated, two-storey courtyard features Art Nouveau decoration and is topped with a ceiling displaying a series of arches adorned with flower motif mouldings. Note also the superb ironwork, in particular the staircase bannister, the railings and the consoles supporting the corridors. And lastly, do not miss the sgraffiti decorations by the famous artist Henri Privat-Livemont.
