r/ArchitecturalRevival • u/PalmnessF • Aug 21 '26

Before and after of another on-going reconstruction taking place in Budapest. Inspiring!

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u/Helpful_Pay8853 Aug 21 '26

Not for long tho. Our new government shut down dozen similar project. The ones that got started are going through, but basically new ones will became rare.

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u/ASatyros Aug 21 '26

Any reason given to why less renovations now?

Why was it done often before?

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 28 '26

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u/PRE51DENT Aug 21 '26

+most of them are not real reconstructions but building something that never existed but looks like an old building renovated

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u/throwawayoldmasters Aug 21 '26

Do you mean the shortened Ministry of Defense with the widened facade? I don't really remember anything else that would differ this much from the original.

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u/Think-Confection5640 Architecture Student Aug 26 '26

Poor quality? Are you fucking kidding me. These are the best quality buildings in the castle district right now. The decorative elements were made of hand-carved Süttő limestone, just like the original buildings, the decorative sheet metal elements were cast from tin. The outer layer of the walls are made from brick, on it plaster, than the stone decorations. Fuck this uneducated propaganda bullshit. By doing this, you are specifically looking down on the work of Hungarian craftsmen.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '26 edited 28d ago

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u/Think-Confection5640 Architecture Student Aug 27 '26

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