Namur

Art Deco in Namur

Namur holds a discreet Art Deco heritage dating from the late 1920s and the 1930s: apartment buildings in the Carmes district, houses and buildings in the centre, the Sacré-Cœur church in Saint-Servais and a building in Jambes.

6 stops · Duration 2h15 · Distance 5 km

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1. Immeuble Dickschen — quartier des Carmes

   Émile Dickschen · 1933

   An imposing apartment building that the architect Émile Dickschen erected in 1932-1933 on his own account, in partnership with Malvaux.

2. Immeubles du Crédit mutuel hypothécaire — quartier des Carmes

   Édouard Frankinet · 1929

   Two apartment buildings designed together in 1928-1929 by the architect Édouard Frankinet for the Crédit mutuel hypothécaire, whose initials “CMH” crown the façades.

3. Église du Sacré-Cœur de Saint-Servais — Namur

   Albert Ghequière · 1934

   Parish church of the Sacré-Cœur, built in 1934 in the Art Deco style by the architect Ghequière, at 356 chaussée de Waterloo in Saint-Servais (Namur).

4. Maison, rue de Bruxelles 38

   Léopold Thomé · 1936

   An Art Deco dwelling signed by Léopold Thomé and dated 1936, judged typical of this architect's output, who was already active in the neighbouring Carmes district.

5. Immeuble et garage Libion, rue Notre-Dame 91

   Émile Dickschen · 1932

   An apartment building and car repair garage erected in 1932 by the architect Émile Dickschen for the client Libion, at the corner of rue Notre-Dame and avenue Baron Louis Huart.

6. Immeuble Art déco, avenue Materne 16

   René Collin · 1933

   An Art Deco building of 1933 constructed to plans by the architect René Collin, in Jambes, above a recent commercial ground floor.

Translated from the French original.