Vukov Konstantin: A középkori esztergomi palota épületei (2004)
Abstract
were portrayed on the engraving of Meyerpeck from 1595. The chimney is a false arched pyramid chimney stack, mounted on a nearly square floor base. The false vault, creating the body of the chimney stack was built by yellow brick walling, abutting in a staggered way from the Palace of Esztergom. Sanitary rooms The modern hygienic rooms and sanitary cannot be translated to similar equipment of the late medieval palace, but it can anyhow be stated, that efforts were made to ensure certain comfort in the suites of the aristocrats. Thus a bathroom and several latrines with balcony can be identified. A separate block of latrines - so-called „danzinger” type - was joining with an arched passage to the big hall. Other buildings of the Palace The small Roman palace From the northern side a one-time storied wing was built to the palace block, perpendicular to the walls looking on the Danube, containing at least four rooms, and clearly preserving the Romanesque style signs. The walling technique, the dimensions of the broad-stone and the drawing of the jointing is the same as that applied in case of the motte. Regarding the time of construction they are thus not far from each other, they were born in the f 2th century, in the age of King Béla III. Under the building the walls of former palace of Esztergom, originating from the 11th century, were digged out, speaking about an absolutely different disposition construction. The small Romanesque palace was not preserved in its whole length, three rooms on the ground floor, however had survived the stormy centuries together their vaults. The small palace was enlarged in the 15th century, a first floor was built on it, proof of which is the brick floor, found in situ. Today, new building was erected on the remains. The Eastern building This could be the place, where the personnel was accommodated and the stores were kept. The big, arched entrance also refers to this. Above the present reception room of the Museum there was really a wooden floor. In the wall of the room, which remained intact a thick, half-arched stone console was left. The binding beam floor becomes typically general as from the middle of the 14th century, thus its use at the beginning of the 15th century is absolutely acceptable. The earliest construction of the Eastern building can be dated back to the Age of Zsigmond, since its walls cut into the wall of one of the towers of the explored internal palace wall - dated from the 14th century. The character of architectural appearance, however reflects the view of the former profane stone buildings. The old entrance This name is given to the entrance hall of the Museum, having been in operation until f988. This former entrance area of the Museum, being next to the Eastern building is the result of an earlier extension, dating back the earliest to the end of the 14th century, above which the entrance-hall of the big hall was found. From the courtyard a hardly one meter wide, straight stairs, supported by stone arch was leading to the upper floor. We have no architectural information about the floor, after the explorations it has worked as breast-wall terrace. During the renovation between 1988-1989, after the taking up of the tread surface and of the insulation István Horváth had found very fragmentary remains of the marble floor on some square meters. The development of the stone floor, showing the use of very demanding technology refers to the use of the hall for entertainment purposes: it could be the entrance-hall of the big hall. By today it has become a covered, closed room in the course of reconstruction. The visiting ambassadors of the Turkish age are reporting about the straight stairs. In all probability they are talking about stairs, which were on this place. The stairs were supported by a semicircular arched trigger, leaning to the wall of the entrance- hall. Basis and possibilities of practical reconstruction On the basis of the on-site and theoretical reconstructions the restoration of the big hall, praised by Bonfini becomes possible, the necessary scientific and technical basis are available. 102
