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GRESHAM PALACE The Gresham Life Insurance Company had this fine unique palace erected as its foreign head office to the designs by Zsigmond Quitter, and it was completed by 1906. The Nákó House, in Neo-Classical style, had previously stood on the site. Produced primarily for the British aristocracy, the most famous architects and artists of the age laboured on the building. The ceramic decorations were produced in the Zsolnay works in Pécs, the wrought iron pieces were prepared in Gyula Jungfer’s workshop. With its ornate facade and peacock patterned wrought iron railings, it is one of the outstanding buildings of Hungarian Art Nouveau architecture, and has been a world heritage site since 1987. It is known at present throughout the world as Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace, and following renovations, it opened its doors in 2004 to all guests who are fond of grandeur and genial hospitality. The building was bought by the Sultanate of Oman in the November of 2011, but it is still run by the Four Seasons Hotels headquarters in Toronto. 8
NEW YORK PALACE T he building of the New York Palace was an assignment of the New York Insurance Company. Alajos Hauszman was in charge and it was built based in the Italian eclectic style. In 1894, a beautiful café house (the palace’s main attraction) was opened and soon became the haunt of the artistic and literary bohemia. The age’s most respected journals, the Nyugat’s editorial office was found here, as well. At present the building houses the Luxury Hotel, owned by the Boscolo Group, and its unique pomp is still a reminder of the one-time atmosphere. By the entrance a fountain dazzles visitors, the interiors are decorated with bronze statues, the halls are adorned with Venetian chandeliers, the hotel rooms are furnished in elegant Italian style. Its 22 halls are a popular venue for events, whether a banquet, a wedding reception or a meeting of friends. 9
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Page 33 and 34: THE VAJDAHUNYAD CASTLE The end of t
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