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Examining Spatial Relations in Longitudinal Catholic Churches between the World Wars Text: Tamás Kiss The struggle between conservative and modernist architectural trends in the first half of the 20th century was mainly manifested in the stylistic appearance, i.e. the continuity of the “neo” (Revivalist) styles at the turn of the century. However, the preferred architectural […]

Photo Exhibition by Péter Gyukics, FUGA, 14.09- 01.10. Text: István Schneller Photos: Péter Gyukics The primary task of architecture in general — as the Finnish architect Juhani Pallasmaa, among others, phrased it — is to create an experience of place and space, of „placelikeness” in a homogeneous world without place or meaning, in a world […]

The 13th-century rotunda of Süvete in Gömör Text: Mária Prokopp Photos: Andrea Németh Süvete (Šivetice, SLO), the 12th-14th-century seat of the Zách clan, is a prominent hilltop site in the picturesque Gömör region, along the river Murány. The fortified manor house must have stood near the magnificent 12th-13th-century rotunda, which still stands today, covered with […]

The European Saint Michael’s Line Text: László Kripkó The St Michael’s Line is a pictorial skyline that connects seven St Michael’s churches along a straight line of about 4200 km from Ireland to the Holy Land, following the line of the summer solstice sunset. According to tradition, the line marks the cut where the earth, […]

Text: Eszter Götz After three decades of negotiations, the archaeological excavation under the floor of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem could finally begin in 2022. The work, including the full restoration of the temple, is expected to take 20 years. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was built around 330 BC, after […]

Heritage management serving identity politics in Hungary at the end of the nineteenth century Text: Viktor Rozmann, Deodáth Zuh The study aims to discuss the manifold relations of late 19th-century cultural heritage management and the quest for reinforcing national identities. This issue is exemplified by the case study of Imre Henszlmann’s works that expanded on […]