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A Boat in the the Courtyard of Dob utca 80!
In the courtyard of Dob utca 80, you can find a “ladik,” a flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters. This building houses Fortuna Patika, a very old pharmacy. Inside, you’ll discover beautiful furniture that is worth a visit. During the 1940s, the pharmacy had a famous owner named Elemér Kocsuba, who also resided in the…
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Bartók, Kodály, Chaliapin, and the Photographic Legacy of Damjanich utca 52
Why would Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály, Mihály Babits, and even Feodor Chaliapin find themselves crossing the threshold on the fifth floor of an apartment building at Damjanich utca 52? The answer lies in the lens of Pál M. Vajda, a famous Hungarian portrait photographer. From 1922 to 1943, Vajda set up his photo studio on…
Buildings Tell Tales 