Arthur Meinig
Hungarian architect
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| Intro | Hungarian architect | |
| Places | Hungary | |
| was | Architect | |
| Work field | Engineering | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1853, Waldheim, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany | |
| Death | 1 January 1904 (aged 51 years) |
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Arthur Meinig (Hungarian: Meinig Arthur) was a German-born Hungarian architect. He was born in Waldheim, Saxony on 7 November 1853 and died in Budapest on 14 September 1904. After studying in Dresden, he worked for architects Fellner and Helmer in Vienna. In 1883 he moved to Budapest and soon became the favorite architect of Hungarian aristocracy. He created buildings in the styles of Neo-Gothic, Neo-Renaissance, and especially in Neobaroque.
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- Emmer Palace, Budapest, 1885-1887.
- Andrássy Palace, Tiszadob, Hungary, 1885-1886/1890.
- Wenckheim Palace (now Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library), Budapest, 1886-1889.
- Mausoleum of the Andrássy Family, Trebišov, (Hungarian: Tőketerebes) now Slovakia, 1891-1893.
- Hunyady Palace, Budapest, 1892-1894.
- Csekonics Palace, Budapest, rebuilding 1893-1896.
- Park Club, Budapest, 1893-1895.
- Károlyi Castle, Carei, (Hungarian: Nagykároly) now Romania, rebuilding 1893-1896.
- Dungyerszky Palace, Budapest, 1899-1900.
- Adria Palace, Budapest, 1900-1902.