Andrássy Avenue 2, Eclectic palace at Andrássy Avenue, Hungary
The four-story Fonciére Palace stands at the intersection of Andrássy Avenue and Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Road, featuring a restored Hermes statue at its summit point.
Architect Adolf Feszty designed this structure in 1882 for the French Foncière Insurance company, following a competition that received 58 architectural proposals.
The building marks the beginning of Andrássy Avenue, a UNESCO World Heritage site, representing the architectural evolution of Budapest in the 19th century.
The palace currently houses two hotels, multiple legal offices, residential apartments, and an antiquarian bookstore in its ground-floor corner space.
The palace's original dome, destroyed during World War II, remains unreplaced, while its interior staircase displays green-painted cast-iron columns from the 1880s.
Location: Budapest
Architectural style: eclectic architecture
GPS coordinates: 47.50034,19.05534
Latest update: March 4, 2025 10:14
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