Csoma Palace

The Csoma Palace, or Csoma House, is located south of the narrower centre, slightly further away, in the southern row of houses on the Danube side of the elegant Promenade (later Kossuth Street), built in the modern era. The six-storey house, which is built in a closed row on the street front, is the oldest building on the square. Its core was built in 1778 in the Baroque style, based on the plans of the renowned architect Georg Karl Zillack. At first, the building mainly served as a residence, and an office was located on the top floor. The four wings of the building, which fills an irregular rectangular ground plan and originally had only two floors, and which reached its current size as a result of modern-day floor additions, surround a small courtyard in the middle. The building has a unique elevator system, as a result of which the topmost, built-in part can only be reached by elevator, not by traditional stairs. The cultural and historical interest of the house is that Albert Einstein also visited it during his visit in 1923.