The Hilt-Vogel Palace (Romanian: Palatul Hilt-Vogel) is a historic building in Victory Square in Timișoara, Romania. It was built between 1911 and 1913, according to the plans of Hungarian architect László Székely .[1] The building is attached to the Széchényi Palace, designed by the same architect.[2] The architecture of the building corresponds to the Art Nouveau style, the szecesszió current,[3] and is made of brick, reinforced concrete, iron and tin and copper elements in the case of the parapets of the balconies.[4]
Hilt-Vogel Palace | |
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Palatul Hilt-Vogel | |
Alternative names | Hilt Palace |
General information | |
Architectural style | Secession |
Location | Victory Square, Timișoara |
Coordinates | 45°45′7″N 21°13′27″E / 45.75194°N 21.22417°E |
Construction started | 1911 |
Completed | 1913 |
Technical details | |
Material | Brick, reinforced concrete |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | László Székely |
On the ground floor of the building is the Helios art gallery (former art gallery of the Timișoara Plastic Fund), moved here in 1968.[5] Over the years it has hosted over 1,000 exhibitions of visual artists from Timișoara, including Péter Jecza , Adalbert Luca, Ștefan Bertalan , Julius Podlipny and Romul Nuțiu.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Palatul Hilt-Vogel, Timișoara". Welcome to Romania.
- ^ "Renovarea clădirilor istorice din Timișoara (1): Palatul Hilt-Vogel". Ziua de Vest. 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Palatul Hilt". Timisoara-Info.ro.
- ^ a b "Galeria Helios". Art Encounters.
- ^ Dima, Oana (4 September 2018). "Jumătate de secol de la inaugurarea Galeriei Helios". Timpolis.