MUCSARNOK
BUDAPEST, DÓZSA GYÖRGY ÚT 37, 1146
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SOMMAIRE LOCATION 4 AS TIME GOES ON
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THE MAIN FACADE
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THE ENTRANCE
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THE LOBBY 11 EXHIBITION ROOMS 12 OTHER FACADES
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CONCLUSION
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LOCATION
This gallery designed in 1896 by Albert Schickedanz, is
situated on the Heroes Square in Budapest in the district number nine. This place marks the end of one of the most elegant avenues of Budapest: Andrassy street. She was designed on the occasion of thousand years of installation of the Magyar in the plain of Hungary and is classified in the world heritage of the UNESCO. She contains the Mucsarnok on, but also museum of the fine arts and the famous monument of the millennium. Mucsarnok is placed in a strategic place of the city. He is present in most of the touristic tour of the citie.
The location of the site, at the end of Andrassy street,
offers a special place for a complex bound to the culture and the glory of the past. Albert Schickedanz is going to increase this effect by choosing a symmetric implantation with regard to the monument being situated in the middle of the place. This symmetry gives to the public space even more of majesty, of monumentality, and is typical of the neo-classic architecture. This plan in the shape of cross, is the same of our museum : a basilical plan.
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Schematic plan of the Heroes Square
Szépművészeti museum
Millennium Monument Műcsarnok
Andrássy street
Source : google.fr/map
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AS TIME GOES ON 1896
1940
2017
The Second World
Honfoglalás, that is the " conquest of the homeland
War
does
save
found his aspect of origin by
". It is a very important celebration which took place
cultural buildings. At that
some renovations at the end of
from May 2nd till October 31st, 1896, and which is often
time, Mucsarnok does
the 90s. Their cultural mission
compared with a small World Fair. Albert Schickedanz
not have a roof anymore,
according to their Web site is
is commissioned to draw all the arrangements of the
and the monument of
the following one: “exhibiting
Heroes Square, where will take place the festivities. He
the millennium will be
the most significant trends of
will choose a neo-classic style as the whole complex, a
transformed
both contemporary Hungarian
very popular style in the XIXth century.
communist.
Mucsarnok
was
built
on
the
occasion
of
not
by
the
Today,
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Source : muemlekem.hu
building
and international fine art in Budapest.”
Source : muemlekem.hu
the
MĹącsarnok
Source : galeriasavaria.hu
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THE MAIN FACADE
The main facade is typical of the
neo-classic architecture of the 19th century. It addresses the square to call the public to enter the museum. The neo-classic architecture borrows the rules of the classic Greek architecture. For that purpose, there are criteria which architects has to respect. THE BASE
First of all the building is
THE CAPITALS
Most of the classic buildings
implanted on a base, this one is
contain columns. Here they are
stone to make contrast with the brick.
six to raise itself in front of Heroes
He brings of the stability and the
Square, they are slightly convex
imposing presence to the building.
shaped to seem more dynamic. In the summit there is what we call capital. They are gilded, and very richly decorated. They seem to be of the order Corinthian with their decorations of foliages, but human faces show an appropriation of the style. This mixture shows the control and the perfect knowledge of the neo-classic style by the architect.
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THE PEDIMENT
These six colones support the pediment, it is one of parts the richest in the facade.
He was decorated by Jeno Haranghy in 1941. It fresco represents István I, the founder of the kingdom of Hungary of which he became the king in 1001. In the Christian religion, he was canonized to have evangelized Hungary. Here he is represented as the Patron saint of Arts, with a multitude of symbols bound to art. This fresco is a mosaic compound of colored ceramic from Zsolnay, a Hungarian factory.
I. István Sculpture
Religious art In August 15th, 1038: I. István’s death
Architecture
Tapestry Ceramic 1938 : Date of the design
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THE ENTRANCE
We enter the building after walked up stairs and cross the row of
six columns. This depth in the facade is very interesting. We discover then another fresco, this one dates the construction of the building and presents one antique scenes to the glory of art. We are also amazed at the wealth and at the color of decorations, indeed, in the red of the brick is added of the green, the blue, the yellow. This mixture of colors is rare in the neo-classic architecture. The architect makes a geometrical decoration but also very vegetal. This museum is a piece of art and contains piece of art. This space has the quality to be an inside/outside, today it is used as terrace for a small coffee, what shows that building still evolves to adapt itself in our time.
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THE LOBBY
The entrance hall is
the last stage before of entry to showrooms. The architect made a major event in the course of the building. It is very decorated and with the same colorimetry as the
facade,
what
brings
one the outside inside. It is once again an apology of the geometry with the ceiling which mixes curves and
straight
line.
Plant
decorations are also present. The entrance hall is zenithally lightened, as the spaces of exhibition. The entrance hall have the spatial qualities of the facade, and that of the spaces of exhibitions, what makes it extraordinary.
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EXHBITION ROOMS
Showrooms are designed in a completely different way.
Indeed having seen that the building had rich decoration and varied colorimetry, showrooms are very uncluttered. Once again the architect uses the neo-classic style intelligently. He makes of the building, seen from the outside, a work of art with a style very rich which tempts of comeback inside and which to value the craftsmen of the country. From the inside, he offers rooms with zenithal lightning and without too many decorations, to emphasize better art. This process of erased the architecture to emphasize better art is one of the most important qualities for a museum. Today, the glassed ceiling of the museum is closed and artificial lights replaced the sun. This change certainly date to the renovation of 1990, and allows to adjust the lighting more easily according to the type of exhibition. Some rooms are provided with basic side openings, but they are often blocked according to the needs for exhibitions.
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OTHER FACADES
The secondary facades are almost devoid of windows. To give them interest, the
architect makes some decorations. There are some square decorations with angel motifs, which are rather remarkable for their geometry and colorimetry perfectly integrated into the facade. Other decorations seem to refer to water. Opposite to the main facade, there is the entrance to the bookshop. Today it is closed to the public and the facade is not highlighted. It's to bad because this facade has the same quality as the main facade, without the fresco of Jeno Haranghy.
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CONCLUSION
At the beginning of my analysis, I was not necessarily happy to have a neoclassical building from
the 19th century. As the analysis progressed, I discovered a very interesting building. Firstly thanks to its decor and colors that are very original for a neoclassical building. I found it very interesting to look for the details of the sets, and to find out what architectural movement that could come. I discovered that this architectural style, well mastered could give a perfect result, between interpretation and reinvention. All the layout of the Heroes Square also comes from a time when Budapest radiated, and to which we made the landscape of today. It is really interesting to see how the building lives today, including the ephemeral coffee installed at the entrance, which proves that these buildings are not frozen in time.
Nevertheless, I think the building is not perfect for contemporary art. Indeed, artists are often
forced to close the windows to expose. I think this building is really important for the heritage of the city of Budapest. It has been very well renovated, is in very good condition but may require some work to make the showrooms more qualitative.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Official website of Mucsarnok http://www.mucsarnok.hu/ Mucsarnok, on Wikipedia https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Mucsarnok, on Wikipedia https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Galeria Savaria https://galeriasavaria.hu/ Muemlekem http://muemlekem.hu/ All pictures and drawings without sources are from myself
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