it is just not right

"The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture."

- Salvador Dali

I found the beloved Hotel Tassel (scroll through the link to see the images of inside) yesterday. It is a private building and you can not go in, as a member of the public. This is just wrong. How could something so beautiful and a cornerstone of Horta's career not be a state owned building and open to the public??

I half considered camping out on the steps to harass the first person who opened the door but I knew the end result would probably not end in my favour and perhaps the police would be called.

But still, it is not right! However, what you can go in is Horta's private home. It's a museum. I'm going today. One thing I have noticed as I hunt down these gems is that the building are actually signed by the architects. You'll see a concrete slab and it has been signed before the concrete set. It's really facinating.

xoxo
Jill