Antal Szkalnitzky (6 May 1836 – 9 June 1878) was a Hungarian architect.Szkalnitzky Antal

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Life

Born in Lak (today called Geresdlak), a small town near

Pécs Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the countr ...

, Szkalnitzky went on to study architecture in

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and

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, completing his degree in 1859. His numerous later travels took in places such as

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and

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. He worked in the studios of

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between 1858 and 1859 and he was awarded the Berlin building academy's silver medal. In 1861, he was elected director of the newly formed National Hungarian Artistic Group. He taught at the

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Polytechnic from 1862 to 1870. He was awarded a prize at the Vienna World Fair for his design of Oktogon Square in

, arguably his greatest achievement. He was one of the main representatives of historicism, including elements of Italian and French Renaissance design in his buildings. From 1868 to 1874, he practiced in partnership with Henrik Koch. Szkalnitzky died in Lipótmező on 9 June 1878.

Works

1861–65 *

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, Budapest *

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Theatre 1865–66 *Budapest Zoo and Garden buildings, with Henrikke Koch (most of this project is no longer intact, only the 'owl's house' which has since been converted twice) *Csaky Castle,

Szendrő Szendrő is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, from county capital Miskolc. History Szendrő was first mentioned in 1317. It was named after its owner Szend. Szendro is a Hungarian last name. The first stone-built ...

1878–71 *Hungaria Grand Hotel,

*Jankovich Castle, Oreglak *National Theatre,

1868–72 *Reformed Church,

Hajdúhadház Hajdúhadház is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 12,724 people (2015). Twin towns – sister cities Hajdúhadház is twinned with: ...

* Ioan Slavici Classical Theatre, Arad *

Székesfehérvár Székesfehérvár (; german: Stuhlweißenburg ), known colloquially as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér ...

Theatre *

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High School 1872 * Oktogon,

References

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