Kálmán Giergl (born as Koloman Giergl, 29 June 1863 in
Pest, Hungary
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,
Habsburg Empire
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architect and a significant figure in the
Austro-Hungarian
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eclectic architectural style. A member of the Györgyi-Giergl artistic family.
Family background
Giergl's family originated from the
Tyrol
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region but for generations were known for their artistic endeavors in Pest. His father Henrik Giergl (1827–1871) was a famous
glass artist
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and among his cousins were Géza Györgyi(hu) (1851–1934) who was an architect and
Kálmán Györgyi
Kálmán Györgyi (24 May 1939 – 17 February 2019) was a Hungarian jurist and academic, who served as Chief Prosecutor of Hungary from 1990 to 2000.
Career
He graduated from the Eötvös Loránd University in 1964. He studied at the Albert ...
(hu) (1860–1930) who was an expert on applied arts.
Career
Giergl finished his studies at
Budapest Technical University
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and the
Berlin University of the Arts
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. He also began his career working for the Gropius and Schmieden company in the German capital. Upon his return to Budapest, he came to work under
Alajos Hauszmann
Alajos Hauszmann (also called as ''Alois'', June 9, 1847 – July 31, 1926) was a Hungarian architect, professor, and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Life
Hauszmann was born in Buda in 1847 into a family of Bavarian origin as ...
at the Budapest Technical University. This is the period when he also began to work with the other rising star of the Hauszmann office,
Flóris Korb
Flóris Korb (born as Flóris Nándor Korb, Kecskemét, 7 April 1860 – Budapest, 16 September 1930) was a Hungarian architect.
(1860–1930). They both took part in working on major commissions such as the Palace of Justice, New York Palace and the extension to the Buda Palace all in the capital. In 1893 the two established their own partnership, their first major work being the Pesti Hirlap headquarters and also some of the many now demolished pavilions for the 1896 millenary exhibition. They built the twin Klotild Palaces on the approach to the Elizabeth bridge in 1901 and won the competition for the
Music Academy
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building. This building, built between 1904 and 1907, is their major work. Subsequent projects include the Maria street Eye Clinic and Üllői street Wound and General clinics. It is unclear when they finished working together, some sources say 1906, others 1909 or even 1914. Giergl travelled extensively throughout Europe, America and the near and far East. Notes of his travels and collections of applied arts from these areas are housed in the
Budapest Museum of Applied Arts
The Museum of Applied Arts ( hu, Iparművészeti Múzeum) is a museum in Budapest, Hungary. It is the third-oldest applied arts museum in the world.
Architecture
The museum was built between 1893 and 1896 and was designed by Ödön Lechner in t ...
Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
The Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music ( hu, Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem, often abbreviated as ''Zeneakadémia'', "Liszt Academy") is a music university and a concert hall in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875. It is home to the ...