Kálmán Giergl
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Family background
Giergl's family originated from the TyrolCounty of Tyrol
The County of Tyrol, Princely County from 1504, was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, from 1814 a province of the Austrian Empire and from 1867 a Cisleithanian crown land of Austria-Hungary...
region but for generations were known for their artistic endeavors in Pest. His father Henrik Giergl (1827-1871) was a famous glass artist and among his cousins were Géza Györgyi (hu) (1851-1934) who was an architect and Kálmán Györgyi (hu) (1860-1930) who was an expert on applied arts.
Career
Giergl finished his studies at Budapest Technical University and the BerlinBerlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
Kunstakademie. He also began his career working for the Gropius and Schmieden company in the German capital. Upon his return to Budapest, he came to work under Alajos Hauszmann
Alajos Hauszmann
Hauszmann Alajos was an Austro-Hungarian architect, professor, and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.-Life:...
at the Budapest Technical University. This is the period when he also began to work with the other rising star of the Hauszmann office, Flóris Korb
Flóris Korb
Flóris Korb Hungarian architect.-Career:After finishing his studies in Berlin, he returned to Budapest to work under Alajos Hauszmann for fourteen years, during which time he took part in designing the New York Palace.In 1893 he entered into a partnership with Kalman Giergl which resulted in many...
(1860-1930). They both took part in working on major commissions such as the Palace of Justice, New York Palace and the extension to the Buda Palace all in the capital. In 1893 the two established their own partnership, their first major work being the Pesti Hirlap headquarters and also some of the many now demolished pavilions for the 1896 millenary exhibition. They built the twin Klotild Palaces on the approach to the Elizabeth bridge
Erzsébet Bridge
Elisabeth Bridge is the third newest bridge of Budapest, Hungary, connecting Buda and Pest across the River Danube. The bridge is situated at the narrowest part of the Danube in the Budapest area, spanning only 290 m. It is named after Queen Elisabeth, a popular queen and empress of...
in 1901 and won the competition for the Music Academy
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...
building. This building, built between 1904 and 1907, is their major work. Subsequent projects include the Maria street Eye Clinic and Üllői street Wound and General clinics. It is unclear when they finished working together, some sources say 1906, others 1909 or even 1914. Giergl travelled extensively throughout Europe, America and the near and far East. Notes of his travels and collections of applied arts from these areas are housed in the Budapest Museum of Applied Arts.
Works
- New York Palace, Budapest (with Hauszmann & Korb, 1894)
- Palace of JusticePalace of JusticePalace of Justice may refer to:Places*Justizpalast *Law Courts of Brussels also known as Justitiepaleis van Brussel in Dutch and Palais de Justice de Bruxelles in French*Palace of Justice *Palace of Justice...
, Budapest - Klotild Palace, Budapest (with Korb, 1901)
- Király Apartment, Budapest (with Korb, 1902)
- Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest (with Korb, 1907)
See also
- Dénes GyörgyiDénes GyörgyiDénes Györgyi was a Hungarian architect, a member of the Györgyi-Giergl artistic family.-Family background:Gyorgyi was born in Budapest into a well known clan of artists which stretched back generations...
- Györgyi-Giergl family (hu)