Empain House

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Villa Empain was built for the businessman and benefactor Louis Empain (1908 - 1976) and was designed by the Swiss architect Michel Polak. It's a masterpiece of Art Deco.
The young baron Empain only lived here for a short period. In 1937, he donated the house to the Belgian State, with the intention to make a museum for decorative art. In 1943, the villa was confiscated by the Gestapo and after the war, it got a lot of destinations and inhabitants, such as the Russian embassy and Radio-Television-Luxembourg. In 1990, it was closed and neglected. Only since 2007, the villa is a protected monument and a centre for cultural and artistic dialogue between the oriental and western cultures. It's also an exhibition room.

Villa Empain is open every day from 10 till 18.30, closed on Mondays.
www.villaempain.com.

Basilica Koekelberg

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Franklin Rooseveltlaan 67, 1050 Elsene

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