<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The restoration of the Baroque cathedral of Kalocsa was led by Ernő Foerk between 1907 and 1912. During these years the facades of the church were renewed, a Neo-Baroque ambulatory was added, and excavations were carried out within the sanctuary and in front of the south facade. Based on these excavations, Ernő Foerk published theoretical reconstructions of the first and second medieval cathedrals and criticised the results of the previous research, conducted by Imre Henszlmann. Foerk, being also a scholar of the history of architecture, based his results on analogies. This paper intends to point out the elements which are outdated in the reconstruction of Foerk and his methodology that is still relevant.</p></abstract>

The restoration of the Baroque cathedral of Kalocsa was led by Ernő Foerk between 1907 and 1912. During these years the facades of the church were renewed, a Neo-Baroque ambulatory was added, and excavations were carried out within the sanctuary and in front of the south facade. Based on these excavations, Ernő Foerk published theoretical reconstructions of the first and second medieval cathedrals and criticised the results of the previous research, conducted by Imre Henszlmann. Foerk, being also a scholar of the history of architecture, based his results on analogies. This paper intends to point out the elements which are outdated in the reconstruction of Foerk and his methodology that is still relevant.

Ernő Foerk and the Medieval Cathedrals of Kalocsa

YBL Journal of Built Environment

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The restoration of the Baroque cathedral of Kalocsa was led by Ernő Foerk between 1907 and 1912. During these years the facades of the church were renewed, a...

Ernő Foerk and the Medieval Cathedrals of Kalocsa

Published Online: May 28, 2019

Page range: 82 - 88

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbe-2019-0015

Keywords
Kalocsa, Ernő Foerk, restoration of historic buildings, Ottonian architecture, Gothic architecture

© 2019 Béla Zsolt Szakács, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Ernő Foerk and the Medieval Cathedrals of Kalocsa

Published Online: May 28, 2019

Page range: 82 - 88

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbe-2019-0015

KeywordsKalocsa, Ernő Foerk, restoration of historic buildings, Ottonian architecture, Gothic architecture

© 2019 Béla Zsolt Szakács, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Kalocsa, Ernő Foerk, restoration of historic buildings, Ottonian architecture, Gothic architecture