Henri Maquet
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Henri Maquet was a Belgian architect, best known for his work for King Leopold II of Belgium
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Born in Brussels, Maquet trained in Liege, at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts
in Brussels, then worked in the office of Hendrik Beyaert
. His work includes:
Leopold II of Belgium
Leopold II was the second king of the Belgians. Born in Brussels the second son of Leopold I and Louise-Marie of Orléans, he succeeded his father to the throne on 17 December 1865 and remained king until his death.Leopold is chiefly remembered as the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free...
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Born in Brussels, Maquet trained in Liege, at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts
Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts
The Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels is an art school, founded in 1711.The faculty and alumni of ARBA include some of the most famous names in Belgian painting, sculpture, and architecture: James Ensor, Rene Magritte, and Paul Delvaux...
in Brussels, then worked in the office of Hendrik Beyaert
Hendrik Beyaert
Hendrik Beyaert or Henri Beyaert was a Belgian architect.He was born in Kortrijk, Belgium on 29 July 1823 and died in Brussels 22 January 1894. He is considered one of the most important Belgian architects of the 19th-century....
. His work includes:
- Venetian Galleries, Ostend, 1900-1903
- Royal Military AcademyRoyal Military Academy (Belgium)The Royal Military Academy is the military university of Belgium. The school is responsible for the education of the officers of the four components of the Belgian defence . The school is located in Brussels in a building construct by the architects Henri Maquet and Henri Van Dievoet...
, Avenue de la Renaissance, with Henri Van DievoetHenri Van DievoetHenri van Dievoet was a Belgian architect.-Biography:Van Dievoet belonged to an old family of Brussels descended from the Sweerts family, one of the Seven noble houses of Brussels, which had already shone in the fine arts of the time of Louis XIV...
, circa 1900 - completion of the Royal Palace of Brussels, 1904
- work at the Brussels Park, 1907