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The Albina Banck headquarters was designed by Sándor Radó and completed in 1913. It blended motifs from Hungarian folk art with the geometric tendencies of the Secession, becoming one of the defining buildings on the town’s main square.
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The Palace of Culture, built as the town’s cultural centre, was designed by Marcell Komor and Dezső Jakab between 1911 and 1913. It is a major work of the Hungarian Secession, conceived as a Gesamtkunstwerk, or total artwork, integrating architecture, painting, stained glass and mosaic art. Artists from the Gödöllő Art Colony played a key role in its decoration.
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Designed by Sándor Radó, the Pension Palace was built between 1909 and 1910 from the town’s pension fund at Bernády’s initiative, next to the Town Hall. Its symmetrical façade boasting a corner tower is roofed with red Zsolnay tiles, while ceramic inserts depict plant motifs and geometric decoration. This is one of Radó’s most refined Secession masterpieces.
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The main building of the Reformed College was built by Sándor Baumgarten between 1908 and 1909. Designed in the spirit of the Hungarian Secession, the U-shaped, two-storey building blends modern educational principles with a national architectural language. Its harmonious façade and curved lines reflect the Lechner school’s influence.
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The Town Hall was designed by Marcell Komor and Dezső Jakab between 1906 and 1908. A major work of Hungarian Secession and a symbol of Mayor Bernády’s urban programme, its richly decorated façade and well-crafted interiors combine folk ornamentation with the needs of a modern town hall. It now houses the County Prefecture and County Council.
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Villa Csonka was built for photographer Géza Csonka, ca. 1905. Designed by an unknown architect, it shows the influence of German Jugendstil. Its asymmetrical façade, sculptural decoration and stucco panels depicting peacocks, lion heads and fruit garlands underline the unity of art and architecture. It shows clear parallels with the Kőrössy Villa in Budapest.
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