Zsigmond Quittner | |
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) Zsigmond Quittner | |
| Born | Sigismund Quittner 13 February 1859 |
| Died | 25 October 1918 |
| Nationality | Hungarian, German |
| Alma mater | TU Munich, Munich |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Gresham Palace |
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Gresham Palace in Budapest
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Former Pesti Magyar Kereskedelmi Bank, now interior ministry
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 Megyeri Palace, Andrássy út 12.
- Former Phőnix Insurance office, Bécsi út
- Former Fasor Sanatorium, 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 Mentők headquarters, Markó út 22.
References
- ^ a b Quittner Zsigmond, Hungarian Electronic Library, retrieved 13 May 2012 (in Hungarian)