Stoclet Palace

I was hugely disappointed at not being able to visit the Horta Museum. I don’t consider myself a museum person but visiting them once in a while is a nice activity. All the more interesting if the museum features the works of UNESCO World Heritage Site listed architect and designer. The rains show no signs of abating and we tried to move on to the next place. It seems we are on an amazing race tour of Brussels where we needed to figure out how to get from one place to another. Fortunately, public transit here in Brussels is quite convenient. Add Google to the mix and it makes it simple to figure out how to go from point A to point B.

Stoclet Palace from the Road

This time, we ended up taking an underground train and emerged somewhere near out destination. The rain was still pouring so there was no avoiding it. However, this time we know we won’t be able to go in. The Stoclet Palace is another UNESCO World Heritage site in Brussels but this one is off limits to the public. One could get a good view of the place from the street. The “palace” is more like a mansion which reminds me of New York city design. I believe it is called art deco where distinctive shapes are used in designing buildings. The Stoclet Palace may be a little difficult to appreciate from the outside since it looks more like an abandoned factory rather than a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The walls of the building are stained green from copper rust. At the time of my visit, the gates were open, but of course, I didn’t want to get shot so we kept out distance. There seems to be some trouble as regards to the future of the palace since the hiers can’t seem to agree on what to do with it. I’d say, just open it up to the public and make it a museum, at least they will earn money from it. It is a shame that they don’t share this with the rest of the world.

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