Visit : Monument, Park/Garden, Architectural Heritage, Art Nouveau

ROYAL GREENHOUSES OF LAEKEN

Address:
Avenue du Parc Royal
1020 Brussels (BRUXELLES)
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Tel.: +32 (0) 2 551 20 20
Fax: +32 (0) 2 502 39 49

Initially conceived by William I as a vast orangery, the site took on its current aspect under Leopold II with the addition of the domed Winter Garden linked to around thirty pavilions, the creation of the botanical area by landscape gardener John Wills and the designing of the decorative rockeries, etc. The seven greenhouses, constructed by the architect Balat in collaboration with his pupil Victor Horta are open to the public for around 15 days a year in late April and early May. The spectacular 19th century Winter Garden, an Art Nouveau jewel classed among the greatest greenhouses of the world is worth visiting as much for its architectural merits as for the astonishing collections of tropical and subtropical plants which it houses (remarkable collections of geraniums, azaleas...).

Visit type: Monument, Park/Garden, Architectural Heritage, Art Nouveau