The name Concert Noble dates back to 1785 when Archduke Albert of Saxe-Teschen and Archiduchess, Maria-Christina of Austria, formed this society of nobles in the Royal Park.
In 1873, at the instigation of King Leopold II, the Société du Concert Noble built the present banqueting room in the Leopold district where the town residences of the Belgian nobles were situated.
The Concert Noble building was designed by Henri Beyaert, who also drew up the plans for the National Bank at Brussels and Antwerp.
The draft was unique: he created a crescendo of increasingly spacious rooms gradually building up from the gallery, along the front room, the lounge, the games room, the buffet and the banqueting room, culminating in the impressive ballroom.
With its Louis XVI decoration, reflecting the eminent guests of the time, the Concert Noble quickly became the prized meeting place for many national and international personalities.
In 1982 the building passed into the ownership of ABB insurance company - now KBC – who restored the banqueting room complex completely into its original splendour.
In 1987, after thorough renovation works, the Concert Noble regained its function as a prestigious meeting venue.
In addition to the concern to preserve the monument, it was precisely the historical function as a meeting place which led ABB insurance – owner since 1982 - to undertake restorations to the banqueting room complex, to redesign it entirely into a splendid decor and to give it a similar, but modern, up-to-date function.
As part of the reorganization of the activities of KBC, the building is sold in January 2010 to Edificio.
Edificio organises events and manages venue of a historic character: the prestigious Bibliothèque Solvay, the charming Hotel Wielemans and the Sky Hall at Brussels Airport, ideal for large scale events.
Edificio shall therefore respect the original purpose of the Concert Noble by organising conferences, concerts, receptions, dinners, etc.
The clients of the Concert Noble are mainly Belgian and international companies and authorities, embassies, European institutions, associations and private persons. |
