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Le château en bref
The Hôtel Max Hallet is a large Art Nouveau private mansion at 346 avenue Louise in Brussels, designed by the architect Victor Horta on the basis of a building permit dated 1903. The clients were the lawyer and politician Max Hallet, a friend of the architect, and his wife, née Timberman. The house was built on a plot belonging to Max Hallet's father-in-law. Elegantly restrained, it marks a shift in Horta's career towards a more subdued, even classical style. The 14 m wide façade, in Euville stone, has three bays over two storeys beneath a mansard roof with three dormer windows, and a continuous balcony that emphasises the horizontal lines. Inside, a carriageway leads to the garden. The white marble staircase of honour, lit by a veranda and a lantern light with coloured glass, forms the heart of the house and is decorated with a painted frieze of roses attributed to Privat Livemont. The hotel has been listed in its entirety since 16 October 1975, and has benefited from restoration campaigns since 2001, the façade of which was completed in 2007.