Tanulmányok Budapest Múltjából 29. (2001)

A BUDAI KIRÁLYI PALOTA MŰVÉSZETI, KULTURÁLIS SZEREPE - Lovay Zsuzsanna: A Thék-gyár bútorai a budai királyi palotában 473-486

marble wall-panelled, Neo-Baroque Habsburg Room evokes the age of Maria Theresa. This room is located at the intersection of the palace's axes on the Danube front, under the great dome. The vault was painted by Károly Lotz (Apotheosis of the House of Habsburg), and the niches feature busts, by Károly Senyéi, of the Habsburg monarchs who contributed most to the construction of the royal palace: Charles III, Maria Theresa, Francis Joseph I, and Queen Elisabeth. The first floor of the Krisztinaváros wing housed three suites for visiting royalties, consisting of 14 rooms in the NeoRenaissance and Neo-Baroque styles. The furnishings of the royal chambers were made by the companies of Endre Thék, János Kröszl, Mór Gelb and Sons. The northern and eastern parts of the Krisztinaváros wing housed suites for the members of royal entourages, and ladies-in-waiting. These rooms are, for the most part, characterised by a "modern style" consisting of English mahogany furniture with a touch of burgeoning art nouveau. Some of the pieces were brought back from England by Hauszmann himself, the rest made, in like vein, by the Hungarian cabinet-makers Endre Thék, Mór Gelb, János Kozilek, János Csepreghy, Károly Lingel, Rezső Müller, Imre Mahunka, Henrik Kramer, János Kröszl, Lőrinc Lengyel. The bronze accessories on the doors and fireplaces, and the chandeliers were manufactured at the workshops of Gyula Jungfer, Ede Ludvigh, György Szirch, Rezső Kiessling, Mátyás Zellerin, Ganz and Co., and the Hungarian Metal and Lamp Ware Co. The conversion and extension of the Royal Palace was completed in 1905.