Géza Maróti was a Hungarian architect, sculptor, painter, and applied artist.

Maroti was from a rural merchant family and began his career as a woodcarver but later went on to complete studies in Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

 and Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

. He settled in Zebegeny

Zebegény

Zebegény is a picturesque historic town in Pest county, Hungary.It is located 60 km north of Budapest in the Danube Bend, next to the Duna-Ipoly National Park. It is a favourite destination for tourists, who love the quiet and the fresh air...

 before the outbreak of World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 and went on to complete numerous commissions both as an architect and a sculptor for public building projects. His work, a cultural history of Atlantis

Atlantis

Atlantis is a legendary island first mentioned in Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written about 360 BC....

, is still unpublished.

Major works

(buildings with sculptures executed by Maroti unless otherwise stated)

1904-1907. Franz Liszt Academy of Music

Franz Liszt Academy of Music

The Franz Liszt Academy of Music is a concert hall and music conservatory in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875...

, Budapest.

1905. Gresham Palace

Gresham Palace

Gresham Palace or Gresham-palota, located in Budapest, Hungary, is an example of Art Nouveau architecture in Central Europe. Built during the early 1900s, it is now owned by an Irish company, Quinlan Private, and managed by Four Seasons Hotels....

, Budapest.

Lending bank, Budapest.

Trading Bank, Budapest.

1905-1910. Pest National Savings Company, Budapest.

1906. International exhibition pavilion, Milano. The original burnt down but its predecessor won Maroti a number of awards and prizes.

1908. Mexico City Teatro Nacional (Mexican National Opera Theatre) today it is called the Palacio de Bellas Artes

Palacio de Bellas Artes

The Palacio de Bellas Artes is the most important cultural center in Mexico City as well as the rest of the country of Mexico...

: sculptures and mosaic work.

1911. World exhibition pavilion, Torinó.

1912-1914. Maróti villa, Zebegény: sculptures and fountains.

1927-1932. Detroit buildings bronze and granite sculptures and decorations. Other American works:
Fisher Building

Fisher Building

The Fisher Building is an ornate Art Deco skyscraper located on the corner of West Grand Boulevard and Second Avenue in the heart of the New Center area of Detroit, Michigan. It is constructed of limestone, granite, and several types of marble, and was financed by the Fisher family with proceeds...

, Detroit, Livingstone Memorial lighthouse, Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Foreman Bank Building, Hurison Motor Co. Building, Times Building.

Lagymanyos plans, never built, for oval and university sport precinct

1938. Országzászló, Heroe's square with Christ memorial at calvary hill, Zebegeny. Unfinished due to the war and Soviet takeover of power.

1933-1940. More than 600 page study on the lost city of Atlantis

Atlantis

Atlantis is a legendary island first mentioned in Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written about 360 BC....

which was finished in German but translated into English but not published.