page_title: Laeken
section_title: Royal Greenhouses
hierarchical_section_title: Laeken / Buildings and key features / Royal Greenhouses
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Laeken (Belgique), les serres royales de Balat (1874-1890). English: Laeken (Belgium), the Royal Greenhouses of Balat (1874-1890). Nederlands: Laken (België), de Koninklijke Serres van Balat (1874-1890). Walon: Laeken (Bèljike), lès sêres rwèyales di Balat (1874-1890).
context_page_description: Laeken or Laken is a residential suburb in north-west Brussels in Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of the City of Brussels and is mostly identified by the Belgian postal code: 1020. Prior to 1921 it was a separate municipality.
context_section_description: The royal domain also contains the magnificent Royal Greenhouses of Laeken, a set of dome-shaped constructions, accessible to the public only a few days a year. They were designed by Alphonse Balat, with the cooperation of the young Victor Horta.
caption: Laken, the Royal Greenhouses of Balat (1874-1890).
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