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Art Nouveau architecture and decorative arts in Europe

Art Nouveau influenced European architecture and arts from 1890 to 1910. The buildings display curved lines, nature motifs, and decorative elements. This selection includes railway stations, baths, museums, villas, and townhouses in Barcelona, Paris, Budapest, Vienna, and other cities.

Casa Batllo
Casa Batllo

Barcelona, Spain

Residential building with a facade of colored ceramic tiles and curved stone forms, designed by Antoni Gaudí in 1904.

Paris Metro Entrances
Paris Metro Entrances

Paris, France

Metal entrance structures for the Paris subway, designed by Hector Guimard between 1900 and 1912.

Palau de la Musica Catalana
Palau de la Musica Catalana

Barcelona, Spain

Concert hall built in 1908 by Lluís Domènech i Montaner featuring colored mosaics and stained glass windows.

Horta Museum
Horta Museum

Brussels, Belgium

Private residence and workshop of Victor Horta from 1898 with original interior decoration and furniture.

Gresham Palace
Gresham Palace

Budapest, Hungary

The palace, completed in 1906, features curved lines, floral ornaments and typical Art Nouveau elements on its facade.

Majolica House
Majolica House

Vienna, Austria

The building, designed by Otto Wagner in 1899, features a facade with floral ceramic decorations in pink and green.

Europa Hotel
Europa Hotel

Prague, Czech Republic

The hotel, opened in 1889, combines Art Nouveau elements with classical columns and symmetrical forms of neoclassical architecture.

Municipal House
Municipal House

Prague, Czech Republic

The building, constructed in 1912, contains mosaics, frescoes and metalwork by Czech artists from the Art Nouveau period.

Gellért Baths
Gellért Baths

Budapest, Hungary

The 1918 thermal complex features ten pools with varying water temperatures in a building with glass roof.

Jubilee Synagogue
Jubilee Synagogue

Prague, Czech Republic

The synagogue built in 1906 combines oriental elements with geometric patterns and colored glass windows.

Scheepvaarthuis
Scheepvaarthuis

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The 1916 building displays maritime motifs in stone, glass and wrought iron.

Museum of Applied Arts
Museum of Applied Arts

Budapest, Hungary

The museum opened in 1896 displays ceramics, textiles and furniture under a green tiled roof dome.

Secession Building
Secession Building

Vienna, Austria

The 1898 exhibition hall features a white facade with a gilded dome made of laurel leaves.

Casa Amatller
Casa Amatller

Barcelona, Spain

The 1900 residential building combines Gothic and Dutch architectural elements with Catalan ceramic decorations.

Villa Demoiselle
Villa Demoiselle

Reims, France

The 1908 villa displays geometric patterns and floral motifs on its facade and interior.

Elsinore Railway Station
Elsinore Railway Station

Helsingør, Denmark

The 1891 station combines Danish and French architectural elements with decorative ironwork.

Hotel Hannon
Hotel Hannon

Brussels, Belgium

This 1902 villa features artistic stained glass and ironwork. The building now houses a photography exhibition.

Wrocław Market Hall
Wrocław Market Hall

Wroclaw, Poland

This 1908 market building features vaulted arches and steel structures. The building still functions as a food market.

Museum of Decorative Arts
Museum of Decorative Arts

Paris, France

The museum displays furniture, textiles and ceramics from several centuries. The collection contains 150,000 objects of applied arts.

Casa Lleó Morera
Casa Lleó Morera

Barcelona, Spain

The 1905 renovated building contains stonework and mosaics. The facade displays floral patterns and sculptural elements.

Ten Warenhuis
Ten Warenhuis

The Hague, Netherlands

Department store built in 1906 with geometric ornaments and large windows in Art Nouveau style, designed by Jan Willem Bosboom.

Sant Pau Recinte Modernista
Sant Pau Recinte Modernista

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital complex from early 20th century with colored ceramic tiles, stained glass windows and architectural details by Lluís Domènech i Montaner.

Olbrich House
Olbrich House

Darmstadt, Germany

Residential building from 1901 with Vienna Secession elements and geometric decorations in the Mathildenhöhe artists colony.

Banco de Valencia
Banco de Valencia

Valencia, Spain

Bank building from 1903 with marble columns, bronze metalwork and floral ornaments in Spanish Art Nouveau style.

Comic Book Route
Comic Book Route

Brussels, Belgium

The Northern Quarter streets display large murals of Belgian comic characters painted on historical building facades.

Kőrössy Villa
Kőrössy Villa

Kecskemét, Hungary

The 1902 villa features geometric patterns, floral ornaments and colored ceramic tiles in Hungarian Art Nouveau style.

Casa Galimberti
Casa Galimberti

Milan, Italy

The 1905 building has a facade with floral ceramic decorations, wrought iron balconies and painted wall frescoes.

Musée de l'École de Nancy
Musée de l'École de Nancy

Nancy, France

The museum displays furniture, glasswork, ceramics and jewelry by French Art Nouveau artists from the Nancy region.

Centennial Hall
Centennial Hall

Wrocław, Poland

This 1913 concrete structure demonstrates innovative architecture with a dome span of 65 meters and accommodates 7000 people.

Güell Pavilions
Güell Pavilions

Barcelona, Spain

The complex includes horse stables, a riding hall, and a porter area with an iron dragon gate from 1884.

Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
Norwegian Museum of Cultural History

Oslo, Norway

The museum contains an original pharmacy from 1900 with decorative wood carvings and complete interior furnishings from the period.

Miksa Róth Memorial House
Miksa Róth Memorial House

Budapest, Hungary

A museum containing original pieces, tools and glass artworks by the Hungarian glass master from the early 20th century.

Turku Art Museum
Turku Art Museum

Turku, Finland

The museum opened in 1904 displays Finnish art in a granite building with Art Nouveau elements and Nordic decorations.