Zádor Anna: Neoclassical Pest - Our Budapest (Budapest, 1993)

Fashion plate from 1859

is flanked by four-axled parts on each side. The back of the building (facing east) is more emphatic: its eight central axles are enriched with grooved Corinthian pillars, leading to a restrained reproduction of the facade with its flight of stairs, peristyle and fewer sculptural decorations.

The interior has the same atmosphere as its dignified outside; in addition, its artistic solutions are even more elegant. Pollack had a talent for shaping space when given an opportunity to do so. Here, he created an especially successful progression of rooms on both the mezzanine level and on the ground floor.

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