N. Dvorszky Hedvig - F. Mentényi Klára szerk.: Műemlékvédelmi Szemle 1991/2. szám Az Országos Műemléki Felügyelőség tájékoztatója (Budapest, 1991)

KIÁLLÍTÁS - Summaries

SUMMARIES Pál RITOÓK: The reconstruction of the Parisiana. An exhibition in the basement gallery of the OMF between 16th April and 17th May 1991 The reconstruction of the former Parisiana (today Arany János theatre, Dalszínház street, Budapest) was completed between 1987 and 1990. The architects: Péter Wagner and Tamás König and the art historian Ferenc Dávid reconstructed the facade of the building designed by Béla Lajta and built in 1908-1909, completely destroyed later. The team made use of all written and other document available. In the interior the auditorium and the stage - both designed by László Vágó in 1921 - were reserved, whereas the staircase was moved in the middle axis, thus a new composition of space was created. The scheme was presented in the besament gallery of the OMF in 16th April-17th May, 1991. First the history of the original building was demonstrated by plans, archive photographs and some details of the former facade. The second part of the exhibition illustrated with the help of architectural and reconstruction drawings and colour photos of the finished building how the building was recreated. István FELD: Budapest in the Middle-Ages. An exhibition of the Museum of the History of Budapest and the Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum in Braunschweig, Germany Three mediaeval towns: Óbuda, Buda and Pest - predecessors of the present Hungarian capital - were presented in a historic exhibition in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The exhibition, so far the biggest on the topic was open between 26th April and 8th December 1991. The exhibits on display dating from between the 5th and 17th centuries represented the whole territory of the modern capital and the 584 pp cataloguehandbook conveys the most recent achievements of Hungarian mediaevei scholars to European scientists. The first and last unit of exhibits (buriel finds of the Huns, Teutons, Avars and conquesting Hungarians as well as art and craft objects of the Turkish invadors from after 1541) meant to represent the "Orient" and give frame to the stricktly spoken mediaeval period (11th to 15th centuries) of Hungarian history that had an evidently "western" character. One of the main problems concerning both the scientific research of and any exhibiton on this topic is that the most important buildings of all three towns were - as a consequence of the turkish wars - destroyed to such a degree that occasionally the sites themselves are impossible to be identified. Such is the case of the Provostal church in Óbuda. Óbuda was the first mediaeval settlement with the character of a town. Developed over the ruins of the Roman city, Aquincum, it became one of the most important royal centers in the période following the establishment of the Hungarian state in 1000. Stone fragments of a first class quality, decovered in the course of constuction works or archeological excavations, are our only references to what that church might have looked like. The most important of theses fragments were exhibited in Braunschweig together with the portal of the royal castle of the town, partly excavated. The portal - little known as it is - represents the peak of architectural achievements in Hungary of the early 13th century. The stones were installed on a metal building scaffolding system, a choice that has been much debated since. Further architectural details are to be seen next to exhibits demonstrating the everyday life and other historical sources, like written documents and seals in those units of the exhibition which show the establishing of the first real mediaevei town, Buda - on the right side of the Danube -, following the Mongol attacks in the years 1241-1242. The late medieavel royal residence could be especially richly presented. Not so much the 14th century court of Queen Elisabeth in Óbuda, than the royal palace in Buda which had been enlarged and rebuilt several times between 1350 and the beginning of the 16th century. The most significant commissionars were Sigismund of Luxemburg (1387-1437)