Introduction
In 1910, Szeged was the second-largest city in the Transleithanian part of the Habsburg Monarchy and a vibrant centre of Hungarian Secessionist architecture. Its most celebrated architect was Ede Magyar, author of the graceful Reök Palace. Ferenc Raichle, renowned for his family palace in nearby Szabadka (Subotica), created ornate buildings also in Szeged. Leading Hungarian masters left their mark here as well: Ödön Lechner designed the façade and staircases of the Deutsch Palace, while Lipót Baumhorn, the foremost synagogue architect of the era, authored the Great Synagogue of Szeged along with several other buildings.
Sites
The portfolio includes photographs of most of Szeged’s key Secessionist buildings.
- Deutsch Palace | Dózsa utca 2 | Mihály Erdélyi & Ödön Lechner, 1900-1902
- Royal Hungarian State Higher School for Girls | Tömörkény utca 1 | Sándor Baumgarten, 1901-1903
- Szeged-Csongrád Savings Bank | Széchenyi tér 7 & Takaréktár utca 7 | Lipót Baumhorn (architect) & György Kónya (metalwork), 1902-1903
- Beregi House | Deák Ferenc utca 22 & Vár utca 3 | Pál Kótay, 1902-1903
- Szígyártó House | Lechner tér 2/b | Pál Kótay, 1902-1903
- Water Tower | Szent István tér | Szilárd Zielinski, Flóris Korb & Kálmán Giergl, 1903-1904
- Goldschmidt House | Tábor utca 5 & Bartók tér 1 | Ede Magyar, 1904-1905; 1959 (modification)
- Schäffer Palace | Feketesas utca 19-21, Kígyó utca 3, Nagy Jenő utca 6 & Tisza Lajos körút 42 | Ede Magyar, 1904-1905; 1920s (modification)
- Reök Palace | Magyar Ede tér 2 | Ede Magyar (architect) & Pál Fekete (metalwork), 1906-1907
- Raichle Palace | Szentháromság utca 2 | Ferenc Raichle, 1909-1910
- Móricz House | Szent Mihály utca 5 | Ferenc Raichle, 1909-1912
- Ungár-Mayer Palace | Kárász utca 16 & Somogyi utca 21 | Ede Magyar & Szilárd Zielinski, 1910-1911
- Wágner Court | Feketesas utca 28 | Lipót Baumhorn (architect) & Antal Kecskeméti (metalwork), 1910-1911
- Reformed Church Apartments | Kálvin tér 2 | Ede Magyar (architect), Ármin Tardos-Taussig (sculptor) & Antal Kecskeméti (metalwork), 1910-1912
- Keleti House | Kígyó utca 1 & Feketesas utca 22 | István Ottovay & Imre Winkler (architects) & Antal Kecskeméti (metalwork), 1911
- Márer House | Tisza Lajos körút 109 | László Tóbiás & Móric Pick, 1911
- Pista Dankó Statue | Dózsa utca (near Deutsch Palace) | Ede Margó, 1912
- Gróf Palace | Tisza Lajos körút 20 & Arany János utca 17 | Ferenc Raichle, 1912-1913
- Flatiron Building | Horváth Mihály utca 9 & Takaréktár utca 8 | Lipót Baumhorn, 1912-1913
Map
See the mentioned sites on the map.
Portfolio
Photos
Taken in May 2019