Architecture
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The Műteremház: An Art Nouveau Haven for Hungarian Artists
The Art Nouveau ‘Műteremház’ (or ‘Atelier House’) is building designed by Gyula Kosztolányi-Kann and completed in 1903. Located at Kelenhegyi út 12-14 in the 11th district of Budapest, this house was initially used solely as an art studio, and the living spaces were separated from the studios after the war. Typically, galleries were established within…
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Unusual Facades of Budapest : Vak Bottyán utca 6
This uniquely designed building is located at Vak Bottyán utca 6 in the 11th district of Budapest. I could not find much information about its construction, but based on a source I found, it was designed by Miklós Nászay. According to the flat data sheets (these were forms that had to be filled out for…
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Unusual Facades of Budapest : Budafoki út 53
This apartment house is located at Budafoki út 53 in the 11th district of Budapest. A plaque on the facade indicates that it was designed by Lipót Weil, an architect known for creating other impressive buildings, such as Nyúl utca 9—a house I’ve longed to visit. Although the exact year of construction eludes me, newspapers…
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Hidden Hungary : Discovering Sásd, a small town in southern Hungary
In January 2024, I spent a weekend heading towards southern Hungary to explore Dombovár and Sásd. Since I had some time, I decided to spontaneously explore a random place between the two towns, and this is how I ended up spending a few hours in a small town named Sásd. Sásd is a town in…
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The Budapest of the early 1980s through the lens of Benjamin Makovecz
A few years ago, I used to wake up early to explore Budapest’s flea markets, searching for vintage photos. I donated most of my discoveries to Fortepan, a copyright-free and community-based photo archive. One day, amidst my treasure hunt at Bakancsos flea market, I stumbled upon a collection of captivating black and white prints showcasing…
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Thököly út 61: The Tale of the Statue of a Woman Waiting for Her Husband
If you have the opportunity to walk along Thököly út in Zugló, Budapest’s 14th district, take a moment to appreciate the grandeur of the facades. Stop at number 61 and observe a balcony without a door, adorned with a captivating statue of a woman gazing down at the street. Since the 1910s, this mysterious figure…
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Hidden Hungary : The Abandoned “Weisz-house” in Miskolc
An abandoned house in Miskolc located at Zsolca Kapu 7. It was built around 1909-1910 for the Weisz family. The ground floor housed shops, while the first and second floors had apartments. When I visited it for the first time in April 2023 the gate stood open but when I went back in November there…
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Hidden Hungary : Abandoned Shooting Range Building in Miskolc
This old building, located in Miskolc, is not an abandoned palace or mansion. In fact, it is not even as old as I expected; it was built in 1940-1941 as the shooting range of the Miskolc Railway Sports Club. This interesting building was not designed by an architect but by an engineer named Emil Bruckner,…
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Modernist architecture in Budapest : Nagy Lajos király útja 104
Located in the 14th district of Budapest, Zugló, this modernist apartment house stands on Nagy Lajos Király útja and was built in 1932. Designed by Gábor Krausz, who is known for his work on various modernist buildings in the city, this house was built for Henrik Klein and Ignác Beck. At the time of its…
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Semmelweis utca 2: A Glimpse into Győző Czigler’s Architectural Gem
The apartment house of the Hungarian Royal University Fund (Magyar Királyi Tudományegyetemi Alap bérháza), located at Semmelweis utca 2, stands as a testament to the architectural brilliance of Győző Czigler. Completed in 1895, this edifice is one of many iconic creations by Czigler, a prolific architect whose life, though brief (born in Arad in 1850,…
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