Gerle János: Palaces of Money - Our Budapest (Budapest, 1994)

Symbolising thrift, the bees making their way towards a hive on the

GABLE ARE MADE OF ZSOLNAY CERAMIC

The building which follows is not a bank, but as one of the former centres of financial activity it belongs here. It also deserves our attention on account of its singular architectural importance.

The (former) Stock and Commodity Exchange

The Hungarian Stock and Commodity Exchange at turn of the century

The first exchange in Hungary, the “Gabonacsarnok” (Corn Exchange) was formed in 1854 and, like the

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