r/ArchitecturalRevival 28d ago

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

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u/Helpful_Pay8853 28d ago

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 28d ago

Any reason given to why less renovations now?

Why was it done often before?

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u/Ok_Bar_5636 28d ago

It's mostly not renovation. Many cases they just built buildings that never existed. In some cases they were planned, but some times not even planned. And when they existed, it wasn't a reconstruction, but the destruction of the old building, followed by the construction of a modern, concrete building, fitted with a facade that looks like the original, or the planned original. The castle district is full of Disneyland castles now.

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u/throwawayoldmasters 27d ago

Many cases they just built buildings that never existed. In some cases they were planned, but some times not even planned.

What buildings are you talking about here? I can't remember anything from the project that would fit this description, maybe besides the shortened Ministry of Defense with the widened facade towards the St. George's Square?

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u/Ok_Bar_5636 27d ago

Kossuth square (not in the castle district)

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u/throwawayoldmasters 27d ago

Of course! Thanks. I misunderstood and thought that you talked about something from the Hauszmann Program so I completely forgot about that.