From the latest and award-winning contemporary buildings to Roman ruins as an ode to the greatest civilizations in history and everything in between, the capital city of Hungary, Budapest, hosts an ethereal composition in architecture.
The most spectacular development of Hungarian construction began during the dazzling economic prosperity of the era of dualism after the 1867 Austrian-Hungarian settlement. It lasted until the turn of the century. This Italian atmosphere palace was the architect Janos Wagner's home, later serving as an elegant shopping mall. Recently, under the name "Paloma" it is home to young designer studios.
Wagner House, Kossuth Lajos St
I used to walk this beautiful staircase, grabbing the cast iron railings with my grandma in my childhood without paying attention to the beauty of the place.
The Central Market Hall was designed and built by Samu Pecz in 1897 as the largest and oldest indoor market in the capital of Hungary.
Most stalls on the ground floor offer produce, meats, pastries, candies, spices, and spirits. Many of them have items that are popular with tourists.
The Turkish Bank House in Szervita Square has an almost completely glass-covered façade. The upper gable has an impeccable Secessionist mosaic by Miksa Roth titled the Patrona Hungariae, which shows Hungary itself surrounded by some of the most important Hungarians in the past.
The city has everything from relics of the colorful past that Budapest has seen to modern hi-tech buildings. An example of the best achievements in modern architecture lies in the CET Building, CET, Central European Time, and also a synonym for a whale. The CET building is a cultural and commercial space consisting of a series of restored warehouses inserted between a whale-shaped hi-tech structure. The design is a perfect example of a smooth transition from old to new.
CET Building, Budapest
This series of images would not have been complete without an image of the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest, Hungary. A marvel of architecture created by Odon Lechner,
This photo depicts the hallway of the newly renovated Moholy-Nagy University of Art, Budapest. Originally it was built in 1954 in a socialist realism style. I spent my childhood in that building after the art school moved into that new facility, and my father continued working there as a facility manager. We lived again in a refurbished classroom for years, in which, many years later, I studied as a graphic design student. It was an unreal experience! I graduated as a graphic designer from that same school.
Moholy-Nagy University of Arts Hall
This series of photographs is the perfect addition for any architecture buff to satisfy the need to see diverse architectural images through black and white photography.