Selected Buildings in Transylvania: About Ybl Miklós' Designs

Authors

  • Mara Popescu
    Affiliation

    Research Management Department, "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urban Planning, 010014 Bucharest, 18–20 Academiei Street, Romania

https://doi.org/10.3311/PPar.12785

Abstract

Ybl Miklós is a leading figure of nineteenth-century architecture, one of the prestigious Hungarian architects who won the Franz Jozef Knights' Cross and the Knight's Cross Order of Leopold medals, a member of Budapest's Board of Public Works and the Association of Architects and Engineers. His works represented highly complex national and European heritage values and were a reference point for nineteenth century Hungarian architecture. In 2014, when UNESCO celebrated the bicentennial of the birth of Ybl Miklós, it marked both his personality and the architect's vision. In his honour, the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering of the Szent István University in Budapest bears his name.
Some of his works in Transylvania and the connections he had with Transylvanian nobles are lesser known. This article highlights another aspect of his work.

Keywords:

Ybl Miklós, Károlyi Castle, Nagykároly, Csitó Castle, Church of Kaplony

Published Online

2021-07-14

How to Cite

Popescu, M. (2021) “Selected Buildings in Transylvania: About Ybl Miklós’ Designs”, Periodica Polytechnica Architecture, 52(1), pp. 94–101. https://doi.org/10.3311/PPar.12785

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