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Palais Stoclet (Brussels, Belgium): 1911

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Palais   Stoclet   (Brussels, Belgium): 1911   The  Stoclet  Palace is a mansion in Brussels, Belgium. This   area is   considered one of the most elegant and green residential communes in the whole country.   It   was built more than 100 years  ago. The estate has an impressive 8,600 square  meters.   Also, the two   facades are about 10 meters   high with a   20-meter   stairwell   tower. It   rese mbles   the towers of the B elgian   city   halls. The palace was   built by architect Josef Hoffman. Josef Hoffman was an Austrian architect and designer of consumer goods who co-established Wiener  Werkstätte . The palace was built for banker and art lover  Adolphe   Stoclet  between 1905 and 1911. Adolphe  Stoclet  was a Belgian engineer and financer. He is most  famous for  commissioning  the palace. The  Stoclet's ...