Koppány Tibor: A Balaton környékének műemlékei (Művészettörténet - műemlékvédelem 3 Országos Műemlékvédelmi Hivatal, 1993)

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e.g. on the Northern side of the lake in Lesencetomaj and Nagyvázsony, on the Southern side in Adánd, Balatonendréd, Balatonszemes, Kéthely, Lengyeltóti, Köröshegy, Öreglak, smaller noble houses in Balatonboglar, Balatonkeresztúr, Balatonlelle and Vörs. Large-sized press-houses were set up in the vineyard-covered hills rising over the northern beach, such as the Lengyel-house in Szentgyörgy-hegy and the Szegedy-house in Badacsony, often with abudantly detailed chapels, as can be seen on Szentgyörgy-hegy and Balatonlelle-kishegy. The closing period of the Baroque art that coincided with the beginning of the early classicism, started with the 1760-s on the Balaton region. The first major relic of this being the episcopal palace erected in the Veszprém castle. Its constructor was the architect of the Esterházy counts coming from Tata, the outstanding artist of the Hungarian late Baroque, Jakab Fellner. Its builder was Bishop Ignác Koller (1762-1773). Fellner was employed by his canons, too, especially by grand provost Pál Nemeskéri Kiss, the builder of the Veszprém old priests home. Again on the Veszprém constructions a group was formed from the numerous masters, stone-masons, stone-carvers, carpenters and other craftmen. With their operation the county seat took over the role of the building center in this region. In Veszprém, itself the towncenter was formed at that time from storied houses. In addition to Jakab Fellner, the other much-employed architect of the 1770-1790s, came also from the Esterházy circles, his name was Mihály Pauly. The family's master builder in Pápa, he built the churches of Balatonarács, Hidegkút, Kővágóórs and Szentbékkála, and the Esterházy house in Balatonfüred. Noteworthy construction of the era was executed between 1777-1779 in Vörösberény, its masters are unfortunately unknown. The first Protestant churches were begun to be built mainly after the issue of Tolerance Order from Emperor Joseph II. The late Baroque's numerous constructions gave ample opportunities for the contemporary arts to flourish. The banquethall and chapel of the new episcopal palace in Veszprém, were decorated by Viennese Johann Ignaz Cimbal, an academic painter at the invitation of Bishop Koller The Bishop got the BerhidaPeremart on church and partly the Sümeg castle painted by him, but unfortunately his paintings in the later have decayed. Cimbal was followed by Franz Xaver Bucher of South German origin, the courtly painter of Bishop József Bajzáth (1722-1802). His slightly provincial styled wall-paintings are to be found in churches of Veszprém, Vörösberény, Kapolcs, Monostorapáti and Zics, and his altarpieces in Öcs and Várpalota. By the end of the 18th century the lead of artistic life came to the hand of the episcopal see. It was at that time that Balaton was discovered as a summerresort, and Balatonfüred became its center. Since the 1740s, the first holiday center had operated here, round the medicinal springs, in 1760 the first port was set up here, and roundabout 1780 the first park on the shore was established . At the end of the century a vivid social meeting-point emerged here where the political and cultural leaders of the country turned up, too. The first roofed drinking-fountain was made over the spring in the middle of the square in 1787. In 1795 a posting house was set up, and by 1798 the two-storied Horváth house was finished to be a boarding-house, which still existing now. The Esterházy, the Széchényi and other aristocratic families had their residence built one after the other. Later restaurants, eventually, in 1821 a hospital was built in Balatonfüred, as well.