Hungary (Budapest)

Thonet House Budapest: Art Nouveau Ceramic Facade and Floral Relief Panels

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Designed and constructed between 1888–1890 (with subsequent ceramic decorations from the 1900s Art Nouveau renovation), associated with architects Ödön Lechner and Gyula Pártos.

Structurally, the majolica-clad pilasters and ceramic panels function as weatherproof cladding over the masonry wall surface. Symbolically, the dense botanical relief panels and folk-art friezes assert a distinct Hungarian national character within the heart of Budapest's most prestigious commercial boulevard.