Gróf Palace, Art Nouveau palace in Szeged, Hungary.

Gróf Palace is the largest independent Art Nouveau building in downtown Szeged, raised on a triangular plot with three street fronts and two corner towers. Gables, balconies and recesses break up its facade, where blue, yellow and gold ceramic ornaments with Hungarian folk motifs sit beside wrought-iron railings and entrance grilles. The interior has a staircase with wrought-iron banisters.

Gróf Árpád Márton, Szeged's chief prosecutor, commissioned the palace as housing for well-paid city officials. Ferenc Raichle designed it, and construction took only 13 months in 1912–1913. The culture ministry granted protected status in 2006; roof reconstruction followed in 2013 through an EU cross-border cooperation project with Szabadka and Zenta.

The exterior displays ceramic ornaments and colors from Eastern European artistic styles popular in the early 1900s. Walking past, you notice these blue, yellow, and gold details in almost every corner of the front.

The palace sits in central Szeged and is easily reached on foot from nearby streets. Several other notable buildings like Reök Palace and the New Synagogue are within walking distance, making it simple to explore multiple structures in one visit.

Wrought iron elements cover the entire structure, from window railings to flower stands and banisters. These metal details show the level of craftsmanship that builders put into even decorative features.