Selected Buildings in Transylvania: About Ybl Miklós' Designs

Mara Popescu

doi:10.3311/ppar.12785

Abstract

Ybl Miklós is a leading figure of nineteenth-century architecture, one of the prestigious Hungarian architects who won the Franz Jozef Knights' Cross and the Knight's Cross Order of Leopold medals, a member of Budapest's Board of Public Works and the Association of Architects and Engineers. His works represented highly complex national and European heritage values and were a reference point for nineteenth century Hungarian architecture. In 2014, when UNESCO celebrated the bicentennial of the birth of Ybl Miklós, it marked both his personality and the architect's vision. In his honour, the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering of the Szent István University in Budapest bears his name.Some of his works in Transylvania and the connections he had with Transylvanian nobles are lesser known. This article highlights another aspect of his work.

Highlights

Miklós Ybl, or Ybl Miklós, to use the Hungarian naming convention, was the greatest Hungarian architect of the second half of the 19th century.He was born in 1814 in Székesfehérvár and attended the Vienna Technical Institute
In 2014, when UNESCO celebrated the bicentennial of the birth of Ybl Miklós, it marked both his personality and the architect's vision
The Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering of the Szent István University in Budapest bears his name. Some of his works in Transylvania and the connections he had with Transylvanian nobles are lesser known

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Ybl's style can be found in the churches and castles built in Transylvania, where the architect's work is less known and researched. 3 The church, Franciscan monastery and mausoleum of Kaplony (Căpleni, Satu Mare County, Romania) A important document that certifies the friendship of Count Károlyi György and Ybl Miklós is the written recommendation for the architect and his work carried out on 23 November, 1849.

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