Gábor Eszter: Andrássy Avenue – Our Budapest (Budapest, 2002)

Drawing School (University of Fine Arts). He made sgraffiti for the buildings at Nos. 71, 88—90 and 132; the last-mentioned was subsequently destroyed.

Ray, Rezső,

Sr

(1845—1899). An architect of Swiss descent who settled in Budapest. His major works are the Hotel Royal and the grand hotel of the Lukács Baths.

On Andrássy

út he

designed Nos. 29, 93, 105, 107 and 117 (the last two perished). His son, Rezső

Ray

Jr (1876—1939), was also an architect. He directed a number of reconstruction jobs on Andrássy

út.

Schmall, Henrik (1846—1912). Hamburg-born architect, who settled in Hungary. Initially, he was Ybl’s associate, but he worked independently, too. His major works are the Uránia

building,

on Rákóczy

út, and

the Inner City Savings Bank (Parisian Court) in Ferenciek

tere. On

Andrássy

út Nos. 13, 28, 52 and

102

were

built to his designs.

Szkalnitzky, Antal (1836—1878). Professor of the technical university. His major works include the Csokonai

Theatre

in Debrecen, the Pest General Post Office and the University Library, also in Pest. On Andrássy

út he

designed, with his associate Henrik Koch, the four apartment blocks of the Oktogon.

Unger, Emil (1839—1874). Architect of the Sugárút

Construction

Company. His major work is the (perished) Lipthay Mansion in Buda. On Andrássy

út the

Seven Houses at No. 32—44 and the villa at No. 122 (demolished) were built to his plans.

Weber, Antal (1823—1889). Main works: the Ádám

Mansion

(No. 4 Bródy

Sándor utca); the

Halász

House

(No. 11 Eötvös

utca). On

Andrássy

út Nos. 33, 104, 125 and 129

(demolished)

were built to his designs.

Ybl, Miklós (1814

—1891). The most noted Hungarian architect of the second half of the 19th century. His major works include the Fót

church,

the Pest Main Customs House, the Opera House, the Castle Gardens, the West Wing of the Royal Castle. He designed the most significant buildings of the mansion quarter around the National Museum. On Andrássy

út the

Opera House and the former Fölsinger

House

were built to his designs as well as the gloriette, which once served as a closure of the avenue before it was dismantled, to be reassembled on Széchenyi

Hill

as a look-out tower.

This book was sponsored by OTKA and uses material gathered in research carried out under the terms of grant T 030047.

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