Headquarters of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The headquarters of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Széchenyi István square is one of the most distinguised representative buildings of Budapest, a symbol of Hungarian science. The building was opened in 1865. Although the institution itself was founded in 1825 by Count István Széchenyi, his palace was raised only in 1862-1865 according to plans by the Berlin-based architect August Friedrich Stüler. The Academy's headquarters at that time was a pioneering example of neoclassical architecture in Hungary, which also influenced the architectural development of the Hungarian capital. The elegant architecture of the interior, the decorative and sculptural decoration of its main halls is worthy of its high priority.For the anniversary, the photographer of the Institute of Art History, Research Centre for the Humanities of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Péter Hámori, has made a set of photographs of Ödön Lechner’works. Photographs can be used under the Attribution licence of Creative Commons.
Lechner Buildings
Ödön Lechner (1845-1914) is one of the greatest and most original creators of Hungarian architecture, who also owns a distinguished place among the architectural geniuses of the early 20th century. In 2014 we remembered the 100th anniversary of his death, which was included in UNESCO’s list of international anniversaries. On this occasion, the Museum of Applied Arts and the Institute of of HAS RCH jointly organized an international, English-Hungarian scientific conference and a large-scale exhibition. In connection with the conference and the exhibition, the Institute of Art History paid special attention to contribute to the comprehensive dissemination of the work of Ödön Lechner by producing a high quality photo series and ensuring its public accessibility. For the anniversary of its inaguration the photographer of the Institute of Art History, Research Centre for the Humanities of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Péter Hámori, has made a set of photographs of Ödön Lechner’works. (Photographs of the Museum of Applied Arts and the hotel at Szekszárd are by József Sisa). Photographs can be used under the Attribution licence of Creative Commons.
Architectural Heritage of Budapest
Lipótváros
One of the most receent project of our institute aimed at examining the archaeological heritage of Budapest, the first step we began this was to list systematically the buildings of Lipótváros (the Northern part of the inner city in district 5). In the gallery, which we are constantly expanding, you can see the photographs of the buildings. In this way we would like to document this almost unparalleled complex of buildings in Budapest, the true concentration of late historicizm and Art Nouveau architecture with both detailed photographic material and reliable data. The original photographs are made in very high resolution, with a low resolution view in the gallery. The order of the folders follows today's street names and house numbers, and their names correspond to it. If it is a major public building, the name of the folder includes its original short form name.
