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From the Foundation Stone to the Cathedral: Architecture of the Votive Church of Szeged


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[2] The art objects of the permanent exhibition belong to the The Episcopal Museum and Treasury of Szeged-Csanád. The art historians and restorers of the Museum of Applied Arts and the colleagues of the Hungarian Castle Project Ltd took part in the organisation of this exhibiton. Hereby I would like to thank them for their work.Search in Google Scholar

[3] This presentation was also held in Szeged on 22 November 2018 at the conference commemorating Ernő Foerk and Gyula Glattfelder at the Ferenc Gál College. This paper can be read in Hungarian in the publication of the Department.Search in Google Scholar

[4] The jury of the tender consisted of György Lázár, the mayor of Szeged, Endre Gaál, Sándor Ivánkovits, Géza Jászay, Pál Kótay, Ferenc Pálffy, Frigyes Stelczel, Mihály Tóth and Ferenc Varga, Frigyes Schulek and Győző Czigler, teachers of the Technical University of Budapest, Kamill Fittler the director of the Academy of Arts and Crafts.Search in Google Scholar

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[6] Foerk signed in his plans as „Förk”. According to his diary (1905) he changed his name Förk to Foerk because the name of his family has mistyped many times.Search in Google Scholar

[7] Antal Hofhauser’s I.N.R.I. code-word plans were recommended for purchasing and László Gyalus’s O.A.M.D.G., Lajos Ybl’s Patrona Hungariae and the code-words: Deo, Czentrális, Dóm, Szent Erzsébet and 1879. Finally the city of Szeged has purchased only Hofhauser’s and Gyalus’. Antal Robelly prepared the technical revision of the plans of the tender.Search in Google Scholar

[8] ʺIncredible news: the Committee does not want to give the commission to Aigner but the former jury member, Frigyes Schulek. Exactly these days the new policy of design tenders has been published. According to the Bulletin a former jury member is not allowed to have a commission neither directly nor indirectly.Search in Google Scholar

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[19] 17 August 1923, ʺBoard meeting accepted the sculptures and arching planned for this year, the dome and the crypt for next year”, Foerk diary, HMApp.83.Search in Google Scholar

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[29] 11 December 1924, ʺEverything is all right, we will meet the deadline. We are about to construct the towers. ʺFoerk diary, HMA, pp.86.Search in Google Scholar

[30] He is awarded the Grand Prix of the Association of Fine Arts at the Winter Salon of the Art Gallery in 1892.Search in Google Scholar

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[32] He received a degree in 1907 at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts as an art teacher. His masters were Bertalan Székely and Pál Szinyei Merse.Search in Google Scholar

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