Ostend

Art Deco Ostend — from Marie-Joséplein to the Royal Galleries

In Ostend, this route brings together, between 1924 and 1935, the Hôtel du Parc, remodelled in 1928 on Marie-Joséplein, the Hôtel Beau Séjour and the Villa Parkhouse by André-Louis Daniëls, Dr Depuydt’s house by Joseph De Bruycker and the monument to Leopold II by the Courtens brothers, unveiled in 1931 on the Royal Galleries.

5 stops · Duration 1h45 · Distance 3,5 km

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1. Woning Dokter Depuydt « De Ooievaar » — Ostende

   Joseph De Bruycker · 1935

   House and surgery of Dr Depuydt, designed in 1935 by the Roeselare architect Joseph De Bruycker for a large family.

2. Villa Parkhouse (Chaletstraat) — Ostende

   André-Louis Daniëls · 1924

   Eclectic town house signed by the Ostend architect André-Louis Daniëls, built around 1924 as a summer residence for a Frenchman, according to the inventory.

3. Hôtel Beau Séjour — Ostende

   André-Louis Daniëls · 1928

   Corner building in Art Deco style in Ostend, built in 1928 as the Hôtel Beau Séjour according to the land-registry archives and signed by the Ostend architect André-Louis Daniëls.

4. Hôtel du Parc — Ostende

   Joseph Vanderbanck · 1928

   Corner hotel on the Marie-Joséplein whose Art Deco appearance results from the 1928 remodelling of a neoclassical hotel of around 1879-1880, signed by the architect Joseph Vanderbanck.

5. Monument équestre à Léopold II

   Alfred Courtens (sculpteur) & Antoine Courtens (architecte) · 1931

   The Drie Gapers monument, inaugurated in 1931 on Ostend's Royal Galleries, commemorates Leopold II as a benefactor of Ostend and the Congo.

Translated from the French original.