Zsigmond Quittner
Zsigmond Quittner | |
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Born | Sigismund Quittner 13 February 1859 |
Died | |
Nationality | Hungarian, German |
Alma mater | TU Munich, Munich |
Occupation | Architect |
Buildings | Gresham Palace |
Zsigmond Quittner (born as Sigismund Quittner, 13 February 1859 – 25 October 1918) was a Hungarian architect.[1]
Career[]
Quittner was born in Pest in 1859. He studied for his degree in Munich and worked in Budapest from 1880.[1] His style is eclectic, a commercial version of the Vienna Secession. He also had an important role in public life, taking part in the city chamber of commerce, National Building Council and was president of the Hungarian Institute of Architects. He died in Vienna in 1918.
Main buildings in Budapest[]
- Former , Andrássy út 12.
- Former office, Bécsi út
- Former , Városligeti fasor 9-11.
- Former Gresham Palace, with József and László Vágó), Széchenyi István tér 5-6 (ex-Roosevelt tér 5-6).
- Former Pesti Magyar Kereskedelmi Bank, now interior ministry, Roosevelt tér 1. (co-designer: Ignác Alpár)
- The , Markó út 22.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Quittner Zsigmond, Hungarian Electronic Library, retrieved 13 May 2012 (in Hungarian)
Categories:
- Hungarian architects
- Jewish architects
- Technical University of Munich alumni
- People from Pest, Hungary
- 1859 births
- 1918 deaths
- Hungarian Jews
- Hungarian artist stubs
- European architect stubs