Gresham Palace, Art Nouveau hotel at Széchenyi Square, Budapest, Hungary.
Gresham Palace is an Art Nouveau building at Széchenyi Square overlooking the Danube River and Chain Bridge, featuring an ornate facade with mosaics and stained glass throughout. The structure now houses hotel rooms with views across the river and surrounding cityscape.
The building was constructed in 1906 for an insurance company and has marked the square's appearance since then. It survived occupation during World War II and communist rule before being transformed into its current use.
The ornate mosaics and metalwork on the facade reflect Hungarian artistic traditions of the early 1900s. These hand-finished details show what local craftspeople valued and created during that period.
The location sits directly on the riverbank and is easily reached from nearby bridges and public squares. Visitors can admire the exterior at any time and access the public areas of the building.
The building is clad with roughly two million individual mosaic tiles that were placed piece by piece by craftspeople. This labor-intensive decoration was restored and preserved during a comprehensive renovation in the 2000s.
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