The reconstruction of the Budavári Palace is progressing well, the ceiling and parquet of the Szent István hall have been completed. The renovated hall will open to the public on August 20.
The special ceiling and parquet flooring of the reborn Szent István room in the Budavári Palace have been completed. The works are progressing according to the schedule, the specialists have also completed the processing of most of the unique furniture. Creating the lavish wall covering will be one of the next tasks.
The reborn St. István Hall will open on August 20 in the Buda Castle, and it will be open to the public for free in the first few days.
The Szent István hall was used as a storage room for a long time after the Second World War. it was destroyed in World War II, said Gábor Kőrösi, director of communications and marketing.
The main motif of the extremely complex inlaid floor is the dragon shape , all the elements are made of three materials: red oak, black walnut and South American mahogany. At the edges of the room, the parquet is accompanied by a decorative strip with a geometric pattern running under the wall covering.
"The ceiling is decorated with Zsolnay, turquoise inlays between the beams. When one looks up at the ceiling in the hall, it has the effect of suddenly catching a glimpse of the blue sky between the gilded beams. It expands the sense of space," explained Péter Rostás, art historian.
The Zsolnay pyrogranite sheets inserted into the cassettes can also be interpreted as separate images.
In the next stage of the hall's reconstruction, the sumptuous wall covering will be created: the 2.4-meter-high carved, gilded wooden paneling is complemented by parts covered with gold-embroidered fabric in the upper band up to a height of five meters.
The carpentry works were preceded by serious research into the history of the profession, in order to use the processes and wood connections used before the turn of the century in the construction of the side wall.
The wall will consist of many hundreds of small and large interconnected elements, the special feature of which is that the visible panels will not contain any metal screws or other joints used today.
Among other things, one of the next steps will be upholstery. Then come the King pictures depicting the saints and Árpád house kings, which were made based on the paintings of Ignác Roskovics, added Gábor Kőrösi.
This room is being reconstructed because most of the documentation has survived. Detailed photographs and plans have survived. In the Museum of Applied Arts, the original curtains and tapestry have also been preserved, Péter Rostás pointed out.
source: M1, MTI, hirado.hu
Photo: The finished special ceiling of the reborn Szent István hall (Photo: MTI/Zsolt Szigetváry)
