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

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