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'''Arthur Meinig''' (Hungarian: '''Meinig Artúr''') was a [[Germany|German]]-born [[Hungary|Hungarian]] architect. He was born in [[Waldheim, Saxony]] in 1853 and died in [[Budapest]] on 14 September 1904. After studying in [[Dresden]], he worked for architects [[Ferdinand Fellner|Fellner]] and [[Hermann Helmer|Helmer]] in [[Vienna]].<ref name=informedia>[https://kunde4.informedia.de/de/index.php/Meinig,_Arthur Biography on website "Germans in Hungary, Hungarians in Germany - European paths of life (''German and Hungarian only'')]</ref> In 1883 he moved to Budapest and soon became the favorite architect of [[Hungarian aristocracy]].<ref name=informedia/> He created buildings in the styles of [[Neo-Gothic]], [[Neo-Renaissance]], and especially in |
'''Arthur Meinig''' (Hungarian: '''Meinig Artúr''') was a [[Germany|German]]-born [[Hungary|Hungarian]] architect. He was born in [[Waldheim, Saxony]] in 1853 and died in [[Budapest]] on 14 September 1904. After studying in [[Dresden]], he worked for architects [[Ferdinand Fellner|Fellner]] and [[Hermann Helmer|Helmer]] in [[Vienna]].<ref name=informedia>[https://kunde4.informedia.de/de/index.php/Meinig,_Arthur Biography on website "Germans in Hungary, Hungarians in Germany - European paths of life (''German and Hungarian only'')]</ref> In 1883 he moved to Budapest and soon became the favorite architect of [[Hungarian aristocracy]].<ref name=informedia/> He created buildings in the styles of [[Neo-Gothic]], [[Neo-Renaissance]], and especially in [[Neobaroque]]. |
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== Works == |
== Works == |
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* Emmer Palace, Budapest, 1885-1887. |
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* [[Andrássy Palace]], [[Tiszadob]], [[Hungary]], 1885-1886/1890. |
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* [[Trebišov]], ({{lang-hu|Tőketerebes}}) now [[Slovakia]], |
* [[Mausoleum]] of the [[Andrássy]] Family, [[Trebišov]], ({{lang-hu|Tőketerebes}}) now [[Slovakia]], 1891-1893. |
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: The Mausoleum is one of the most beautiful monuments in Trebišov. It was built in the neo-Gothic style by Arthur Meinig. The sarcophagus is a work of the Hungarian sculptor [[György Zala (sculptor)|György Zala]] from the years 1893–1895. In the mausoleum there is buried the count [[Gyula Andrássy]] from 1894, the prime minister of [[Austria-Hungary]] (1867). In the sarcophagus there are relicts of his wife [[Katalin Andrássy]]. Above the sarcophagus there are two bronze cartouches with the signs of the count and his wife. Beside that there is the tinny coffin of [[Tódor Andrássy]] (1857–1905). Their souls are protected by the sculpture of an [[angel]]. Near the sarcophagus sorrows the bronze sculpture of Helena, the wife of the count [[Lajos Batthyány]]. In the interior there are the starry vault and the Neo-Gothic windows. |
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* Hunyady Palace, Budapest, 1892-1894. |
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* Csekonics Palace, Budapest, rebuilding 1893-1896. |
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* [[Park Club (Budapest)|Park Club]], Budapest, 1893-1895. |
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* Dungyerszky Palace, Budapest, 1899-1900. |
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* Adria Palace, Budapest, 1900-1902. |
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Revision as of 22:42, 1 March 2014
Arthur Meinig (Hungarian: Meinig Artúr) was a German-born Hungarian architect. He was born in Waldheim, Saxony in 1853 and died in Budapest on 14 September 1904. After studying in Dresden, he worked for architects Fellner and Helmer in Vienna.[1] In 1883 he moved to Budapest and soon became the favorite architect of Hungarian aristocracy.[1] He created buildings in the styles of Neo-Gothic, Neo-Renaissance, and especially in Neobaroque.
Works
- Emmer Palace, Budapest, 1885-1887.
- Andrássy Palace, Tiszadob, Hungary, 1885-1886/1890.
- Wenckheim Palace (now Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library), Budapest, 1886-1889.
- Mausoleum of the Andrássy Family, Trebišov, (Template:Lang-hu) now Slovakia, 1891-1893.
- The Mausoleum is one of the most beautiful monuments in Trebišov. It was built in the neo-Gothic style by Arthur Meinig. The sarcophagus is a work of the Hungarian sculptor György Zala from the years 1893–1895. In the mausoleum there is buried the count Gyula Andrássy from 1894, the prime minister of Austria-Hungary (1867). In the sarcophagus there are relicts of his wife Katalin Andrássy. Above the sarcophagus there are two bronze cartouches with the signs of the count and his wife. Beside that there is the tinny coffin of Tódor Andrássy (1857–1905). Their souls are protected by the sculpture of an angel. Near the sarcophagus sorrows the bronze sculpture of Helena, the wife of the count Lajos Batthyány. In the interior there are the starry vault and the Neo-Gothic windows.
- Hunyady Palace, Budapest, 1892-1894.
- Csekonics Palace, Budapest, rebuilding 1893-1896.
- Park Club, Budapest, 1893-1895.
- Károlyi Castle, Carei, (Template:Lang-hu) now Romania, rebuilding 1893-1896.
- Dungyerszky Palace, Budapest, 1899-1900.
- Adria Palace, Budapest, 1900-1902.
References
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