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Gresham Palace
Gresham Palota
Now a luxury five-star hotel, Gresham Palace has long been acclaimed for its wonderful architecture.
History of the Palace
Built between 1904 and 1906, Gresham Palace sits at a site that was once home to the Nako House, a neo-classic palace that was built in 1827 and designed by architect Joseph Hild. The Gresham Life Insurance Company, a British company, took possession of the building in 1880.
The building, easily recognizable by its imposing facade in stone decorated with relief work. The building, in pure Sezessionist style,was the original headquarter of the London insuarence company of the same name. Between the World War I and World War II the Gresham Building housed the Gresham Cafè, the preferred meeting place for numerous artists in the capital.
Nako House wasn’t grand enough for Gresham, which had decided to build its foreign headquarters here, so they demolished it and began to seek designs for a new building in its place. The chosen design was by local architect Zsigmond Quittner and construction began on this Sezession masterpiece in 1904, concluding a little more than two years later.
When democracy was restored, the national government presented the palace to the city of Budapest. In the early 21st century, it was purchased by the Four Seasons hotel chain and is now one of the city’s finest hotels.
Thanks to the folks at Four Seasons, the building was recently lovingly restored to its original grandeur, with large guest rooms featuring vaulted ceilings and step-out balconies, while still receiving much needed upgrades that have brought the palace into the 21st century. There’s also a wonderful spa and excellent dining room.
For more information visit www.fourseasons.com/budapest
source: www.aviewoncities.com
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