Architecture in Budapest; Odon Lechner

Geological Institute Odon Lechner

Today I spent a pleasant day exploring the architecture of Hungarian Odon Lechner who was working in the 1880s to 1910s. I first discovered his work in Bratislava at the Blue Church and the Gymnasium.Heavily influenced by both Art Nouveau and Vienna Secession his work is colourful, exuberant and idiosyncratic. There are many if his projects in Budapest.

Museum of Applied Arts (being renovated when zi visited)

Thonet House in Vica Utca Odon Lechner

Post Office Savings Bank Odon Lechner

Post Office Savings Bank

Apart from these Budapest has a quantity of interesting buildings by other architects again influenced by Seczession and early Deco. stefanica Utca on the outskirts of the city has many of these gems built for the wealthy in what must have been a fairly prosperous suburb.