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Reconstruction of Tisza Castle, Geszt<\/strong><\/p>\n

Architects: Andr\u00e1s Katona, Andr\u00e1s Zakari\u00e1s, Tam\u00e1s Zakari\u00e1s<\/strong>
\nText: Eszter G\u00f6tz, Domonkos Wettstein<\/strong>
\nPhotos: Bal\u00e1zs Danyi<\/strong><\/p>\n

It took nine years of comprehensive development within the framework of the National Castle Programme to open the Tisza Castle in Geszt, the ancient home of the Tisza family, in the summer of 2024, after an exemplary renovation of both the exterior and interior. As part of the complex project, the park of the castle was renewed and made complete with multifunctional sports fields, the J\u00e1nos Arany Guest House with 29 rooms was built, and an exhibition on the family’s history was also created. The three-storey, representative Baroque-style and tasseled castle now stands in a cul-de-sac village of just over 600 inhabitants a few kilometres from the Romanian border, and yet it once gave Hungary two prime ministers. The castle was built by L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Tisza between 1766 and 1772 on the estate of Queen Maria Theresa in Geszt, when it was still a single-floor Baroque mansion.
\nIt took on its present form and dimensions in the early 1800s, when the central part of the main wing of the castle, the pavilion above the carriage drive-way, which already shows classicist features, and the elegant, geometric walkways surrounding the castle, were completed. In 1944 it was looted and destroyed by Romanian and Soviet troops. After nationalisation, a primary school, a community centre and a municipal library were housed within its walls. The concept of the development now completed focuses on heritage mediation and contemporary uses.
\nThe aim of the project was not only to save and authentically reconstruct the building, but also to raise public awareness of the lifestyle and culture of a rural aristocratic family that played a significant role in the country’s history, while at the same time bringing the historic site to life with a contemporary function. A well-hierarchised and finely coordinated system of contemporary and historical elements has put the Geszti castle complex back on the map of national memory.<\/p>\n

Lead architects: Andr\u00e1s Katona, Andr\u00e1s Zakari\u00e1s, Tam\u00e1s Zakari\u00e1s<\/strong>
\nArchitects: Zolt\u00e1n V\u00e1mos, Rich\u00e1rd S\u00e1nta, M\u00e1ria Fl\u00f3ra Tak\u00e1cs, M\u00f3nika Mar\u00f3ty, L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Nagy, Botond Cs\u00e1ji, Em\u0151ke Kissp\u00e1l, M\u00e1rta Jung, No\u00e9mi Boros, Gerg\u0151 Bella, G\u00e1bor Pfiegel, S\u00e1ndor Mezei, Levente Sz\u00e1sz<\/strong>
\nMonument history experts: Zor\u00e1n Vukosz\u00e1vlyev, Gergely Nagy<\/strong>
\nPainting restoration: D\u00f3ra Verebes<\/strong>
\nInterieurs, artifacts arrangements: M\u00e1rton Sztojanovits<\/strong>
\nStructure: J\u00f3zsef Schreiber\u2020, Lilla Hetesi, Zolt\u00e1n Cs\u00e1kv\u00e1ri, Csaba Kov\u00e1cs, G\u00e1bor Cs\u00e9falvay<\/strong>
\nGlass structures: Gy\u00f6rgy Stocker<\/strong>
\nHVAC: P\u00e1l G\u00e1bor, Krist\u00f3f Hargita<\/strong>
\nElectrical engineering: M\u00e1rton Taraj<\/strong>
\nFire protection: J\u00e1nos Bihari, D\u00e1niel Dan\u00f3k<\/strong>
\nLandscape: Adrienn Sz\u00e1szn\u00e9 V\u00e1rkonyi Dr<\/strong><\/p>\n

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