New York Palace & Café, Budapest
The building was built between 1892-1894 according to the designs of Alajos Hauszmann as the headquarters and apartment block of the New York life insurance company. Especially renown for its coffee-house on the ground floor with its rich neo-Baroque interior, it gained its ...
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Project details
Title: | New York Palace & Café, Budapest |
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Entr. year: | 2006 |
Result: | Medal |
Country: | Hungary |
Town: | Budapest |
Category type: | architectural heritage |
Notes: | Typology: office building and residence building |
Building type/ Project type: | See notes |
Former use: | Headquarters and apartment block of the New York life insurance company |
Actual use: | Hotel, cafè |
Built: | 19th century |
Architect / Proj.leader: | Alajos Hauszmann |
The Jury's citation: | For the scrupulously researched restoration of a masterpiece of late 19th century Eclecticism renowned for its legendary café, and for its revival through sustainable use as a luxury hotel. |
GPS: | 47°29'54,5"N; 19°4'13,7"E |
Web, Links: | budapest.boscolohotels.com/restaurants-dining-budapest/new-york-cafe |
Description:
The building was built between 1892-1894 according to the designs of Alajos Hauszmann as the headquarters and apartment block of the New York life insurance company. Especially renown for its coffee-house on the ground floor with its rich neo-Baroque interior, it gained its legendary fame at the turn of the century, when it became a literary café under the tenancy of the Harsanyi brothers. The Boscolo group acquired the palace in 2001 with the intention of establishing a luxury hotel in it. The restoration process can be considered model-case in Budapest because, unlike usual, the means were given for a thorough research and an accurate reconstruction of ruined details based on archived drawings, photographs and analogies.
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