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Maison du Peuple, Brussels

1899 establishments in BelgiumArt Nouveau architecture in BrusselsArt Nouveau commercial buildingsBuildings and structures demolished in 1965Commercial buildings completed in 1899
Demolished buildings and structures in BelgiumHeadquarters of political partiesUse British English from January 2022Victor Horta buildings
Maison du Peuple of the P.O.B. (Belgian Workers Party) (destroyed, Brussels), exterior 3 (cropped)
Maison du Peuple of the P.O.B. (Belgian Workers Party) (destroyed, Brussels), exterior 3 (cropped)

The Maison du Peuple (French) or Volkshuis (Dutch), both literally the "House of the People", was a public building located on the Place Emile Vandervelde/Emile Vanderveldeplein, in the Sablon/Zavel district of Brussels, Belgium. It was one of the most influential Art Nouveau buildings in Belgium and one of the most notable designs by the architect Victor Horta. Commissioned by the Belgian Workers' Party (POB/BWP), it was constructed between 1896 and 1899, and opened on 2 April 1899.The building was demolished in 1965, and a skyscraper, the Blaton Tower, was built on its site. Its demolition has been regarded as an "architectural crime" and an example of Brusselisation.

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Maison du Peuple of the P.O.B. (Belgian Workers Party) (destroyed, Brussels), exterior 3 (cropped)
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