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The Hungarian Pavilion at the Venice BiennialThe Architectural History
Kinga BódiZurich, 10. November, 2010
The Hungarian Pavilion in Giardini, 1909(2 floors, glass roof, high roof)
Architect Géza Maróti(1875–1941)
First Draft by Géza Maróti, 1906
Second Draft by Géza Maróti, 1908
Ground floor, 1909
Back facade, 1909
Side facade (North), 1909
Main entrance, 1909
Mosaic by AladárKörösfői-Kriesch(1863–1920).Main facade, topic:God’s Sword, 1909
Mosaic by AladárKörösfői-Kriesch(1863–1920).Main facade, topic:The Siege of Aquileia,1909
Mosaics by Aladár Körösfői-Kriesch. Side facade:Prince Kupa (symbolized the Christian religion in Hungary) and Prince Emeric (symbol of the dissemination of western culture in Hungary), 1909
Stained glass windows by Sándor Nagy (1896–1950)Main facade, topic: Attila’s Feast, 1909
1930s
1940s
The HungarianPavilionafter WW2
Agostino Jacuzzi’s plan for the rebuilding, 1948
György Szrogh’splan for the rebuilding,1955
Ágost Benkhard’s plan for the rebuilding, 1956
The new Hungarian Pavilion, 1957 Architect: Ágost Benkhard (1910–1967)
(One floor, flat roof, open interior courtyard)
Ground floor, 1957
Back facade,1957
The open interiorcourtyard, 1957
György Csete’s plan for the renovation, 1994Main facade (The original ground floor, without first floor, with a
new high roof)
Ground floor with covered up interior courtyard, 1994