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AROUND P ARLIA MENT 117
The Pichler House is an unusual
building. It was completed by Ferenc
Wieser between 1853–7 in the style
of a Venetian Gothic palace.
AROUND
PARLIAMENT
CENTRAL
PEST
Locator Map
See Street Finder, maps 2 & 10
0 . St Stephen’s Basilica
The interior of this church
was decorated by leading
Hungarian artists, such as
Alajos Stróbl and Károly
Lotz. It was seriously
damaged in World
War II, and renovation
began in the 1980s.
H E R C E G P R í M Á S U
SZENT
ISTV Á N
TÉR
S A S U T C A
Z R I N Y I U T C A O C T ó B E
No. 7 Nádor utca is a Neo-
Classical building completed in
R 6 U T C A
1830. It has a modest but well-
balanced façade accented
by pilasters with decorative
capitals, and the large first-floor
windows are crowned with
elegant arches.
0 metres 100
No. 8 József Attila utca, an 0 yards 100
impressive five-floor office
building, was erected in 1898 by
Key Artúr Meinig. It is an attractive
example of the use of the
Suggested route Secession style (see pp56–9).
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