The historic site of the princely De Merode family
In 1912, Count Amaury Victorien Ghislain Gabriel Werner de Merode commissioned the construction of an eclectic city palace with a generous inner garden adjacent to Parc Tenbosch in Ixelles. The Art Deco design was created by Brussels architect Joseph Prémont. Although Werner de Merode died in 1914, his family continued to live on the site until 1954.