Alphonse Balat
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Alphonse Balat was a 19th-century Belgian architect best known as a mentor to Victor Horta and for pioneering elegant glass-and-iron structures that helped shape early modern architecture.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alphonse Balat canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Belgian architect
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Belgium
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Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
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| architect | Alphonse Balat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectInvolved | Alphonse Balat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of early modern architecture in Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Belgium ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Belgium ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Belgium ⓘ |
| employer |
Belgian Royal Household
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surface form:
Belgian royal court
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| familyName | Balat ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| genre |
greenhouse architecture
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palace architecture ⓘ |
| givenName | Alphonse ⓘ |
| hasMentorRoleFor | Victor Horta ⓘ |
| influenced |
Belgian Art Nouveau architecture
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Victor Horta ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elegant integration of iron and glass in monumental buildings
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work for the Belgian monarchy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| movement | 19th-century architecture ⓘ |
| name | Alphonse Balat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Belgian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being mentor of Victor Horta
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influence on early modern architecture ⓘ pioneering glass-and-iron architecture ⓘ |
| notableProjectType |
greenhouses
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palaces ⓘ royal commissions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken
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Royal Palace of Brussels ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Palace of Brussels (alterations)
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken ⓘ
surface form:
winter garden of the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken
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| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Gochenée ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Brussels, Belgium
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surface form:
Brussels
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| positionHeld | court architect to King Leopold II of Belgium ⓘ |
| region | Wallonia ⓘ |
| residence |
Brussels, Belgium
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surface form:
Brussels
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| studentOf | Alphonse Balat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studentOrTrainee | Victor Horta ⓘ |
| style |
glass-and-iron architecture
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neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
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