Gyula Feszty

* March 1, 1854, Ógyalla † November 12, 1912, Budapest / architect ; ; Gyula Feszty was born on March 1, 1854 in the market town of Ógyalla in Komárom County. He grew up in a family where more than one of the six boys rose to become one of the most famous personalities with his talent. He began his studies in Révkomárom, completed high school in Budapest, and completed his architectural engineering studies in Aachen. After completing his studies, he toured Western Europe. After returning home, he opened an architectural office in Budapest. ; Among his first works in the countryside is the theater built in the neoclassical style on the site of the demolished Prešov Theater. The building, completed in 1880, was two-story and had five entrance gates. ; After the Prešov theatre, he also undertook the design of a public building, namely the construction of the Nitra town hall. The construction began on April 2, 1880 and was completed less than 9 months later on December 20. The building, which was also appropriate for a palace, was built in an early eclectic style with three facades. It is still one of the most beautiful buildings in the city of Nitra. There is an interesting story connected with it: ; “Several applications were received for the Nyitra town hall tender. ; After several months, Gyula did not receive a response, so he contacted the mayor. ; Gyula Feszty is an architect and I am interested in whether there has been a decision on the tenders yet? ; Yes,… Yes.. I remember now … well, I really like it, but we have not decided yet. ... Tell me, Mr. Feszty, do you have any relatives in Ógyallán? I usually stay in a restaurant in Ógyallán, where I always receive attentive care. Last winter, when it was possible to travel by sled, I went to bed with a cold and shivering legs … imagine, there is a heated brick wrapped in a towel at my feet. The owner’s wife ordered this. She is a blessed good woman! Do you not know her by chance? ; She is my mother! ; Congratulations! You have already won the tender!” ; Then he designed another building in Nyitra. The theatre was designed jointly with Antal Vojta. The building was a simple Greek-style four-column building, which burned down in World War II in 1945 and was subsequently demolished. ; A tender was announced for the Zugló church in 1893, which he won. It was built in four months. The modest modern-style church consisted of three rooms: the assistant pastor's apartment, the office space and the church part. ; He began the construction of the Panorama building for Árpád in 1892. It became one of his most successful and monumental works. Since the panorama was taken to London for the 1899 World Exhibition, the building was demolished for urban planning reasons. The Museum of Fine Arts was built in its place. After the London exhibition, the panorama was given a temporary building in the Vurstli in 1910 on the spectacular estate. ; He built the Renaissance, Italian-style villa with a studio on Bajza Street for Árpád and Jókai, where the great writer lived with his son-in-law after the death of Róza Laborfalvi. The famous gatherings organized by the Fesztys took place in the studio. This is where the idea of establishing the Turul monument in Bánhida was born in Jókai's mind. ; In 1896, he built a Swiss-style summer house next to his brother Tatán's villa. The main facade of the two-story, Alpine-style villa faced the lake shore. The summer house was built on the rock by the lake. ; According to his plans, the building of the Reformed Theology Institute of Kolozsvár was started in 1894. The institute opened on September 10, 1895, and teaching began on the 15th. “The building was also equipped with central heating, gas lighting, water supply and bathrooms. “.. it ranks first among similar institutions in our country, and is rare in Europe..” This is the praise from the contemporary Vasárnapi Újság. ; The construction of several buildings in Miskolc is also linked to his name. Among others, the reconstruction of the theater in 1902, the construction of the town hall, the commercial school and the chapel of the nunnery. ; He built the Rökk Szilárd Street apartment building for himself, where his office also operated. It was a three-story building with a richly structured facade in the Renaissance style. One of its most characteristic decorative elements is the appearance of the plaster figurative relief portraits on the third floor, on which the images of the six brothers can be seen. ; A larger group of houses is known, which stands on the corner of Soroksári Street and Mátyás Street. The most prominent part of the building is the closed two-story loggia formed at the corner, which ends with an open balcony on the third floor and the inscription Gyula Feszty's house group. A dust extraction machine was installed in every apartment. ; At the request of his father, Szilveszter Feszty, he designed and built the family tomb in Ógyalla. The chapel-like tomb, built around 1908, is still the most beautiful building in the cemetery today. ; He died on November 12, 1912 due to bronchitis. His ashes rest in the family tomb in Ógyalla. ; ; Settlements related to his life: Ógyalla, Budapest, Nyitra, Miskolc, Kolozsvár, Tata, Eperjes, Komárom, Aachen.