{"id":49537,"date":"2025-01-04T17:15:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T16:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meonline.hu\/?p=49537"},"modified":"2025-01-04T17:15:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T16:15:42","slug":"por-es-patina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meonline.hu\/en\/aktualis\/tema\/por-es-patina\/","title":{"rendered":"Dust and Patina"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bak\u00e1ts Square Church Renovation, Budapest<\/strong><\/p>\n

Architect: G\u00e1bor Kruppa<\/strong>
\nText: Zolt\u00e1n Dragon<\/strong>
\nPhotos: Zolt\u00e1n Nemes<\/strong><\/p>\n

The final renovation of the Bak\u00e1ts Square Church in Budapest, consecrated in 1879 and designed by Mikl\u00f3s Ybl, was carried out in two stages between 2016 and 2022. What makes the renovation of the church special is its ownership (it is in possession of the Hungarian state), its condition (it has never been in a badly deteriorated state) and the approach taken during the renovation project. The guiding principle of the reconstruction work was to create harmony: the touristy appearance was subordinated to liturgical use. Except in one case: chairs were installed in the quadrangle instead of new pews, as the church is often used for concerts and this space is filled by members of the orchestra. In order to recreate the harmonious state of the church prevailing at the end of the 19th century, the existing decorative and artistic features were carefully reconstructed and repositioned in accordance with Mikl\u00f3s Ybl’s designs. The light, modern frontal altarpiece and ambo, erected after the Second Vatican Council, were removed, and architect G\u00e1bor Kruppa, by using a model from the fortunately preserved furniture of the sacristy, created a new wooden altar table and stand with marble inlay. The concept of the reconstruction project can best be described in the relationship between the confessional chair, which was made when the church was built and is now at the end of the two faux transepts, and the simplified confessional, harmonising with the existing previous ones: the new one does not take away, but only complements, more precisely: carefully adds. In other words, the restoration has removed the dust but preserved the patina.<\/p>\n

Owner: State of Hungary<\/strong>
\nClient: Esztergom-Budapest Diocese<\/strong>
\nLeading architect: G\u00e1bor Kruppa \u2013 HAMBURG C<\/strong>
\nArchitect: Alida Szakolczai<\/strong>
\nElectrical engineering: J\u00e1nos Petkovics<\/strong>
\nMonument history survey: Tam\u00e1s Horogszegi<\/strong>
\nWall painting restoration: Gy\u00f6rgyi B. Juh\u00e1sz<\/strong><\/p>\n

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