{"id":34,"date":"2026-09-04T10:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T08:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.newyorkcafe.hu\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2026-11-06T13:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:42:07","slug":"palace-and-architecture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/palota-es-epiteszet\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace and Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New York: Palace and Architecture <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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An eclectic palace on the Grand Boulevard, designed by Alajos Hauszmann. It was on the ground floor of the New York Palace that the caf\u00e9 space was created which is today hailed as the most beautiful caf\u00e9 in the world. Marble, gold, frescoes and fluted columns: the architecture of the New York Palace is not merely a backdrop, but the experience itself. <\/span>
<\/span>For over a hundred years, the caf\u00e9\u2019s interior has been drawing visitors to the heart of Budapest.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The palace, built to be a sight to behold<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The New York Palace was built between 1892 and 1894 on Budapest\u2019s Grand Boulevard, in the area bounded by Erzs\u00e9bet Boulevard, Doh\u00e1ny Street and Osv\u00e1th Street. The four-storey, three-facade palace was built as the prestigious headquarters of the New York Life Insurance Company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The caf\u00e9 on the ground floor of the building was already a sight to behold when it first opened. The twisted marble columns, the frescoes, the Venetian chandeliers, the gilded details and the lavishly decorated rooms all combined to create that iconic spatial experience, which is why the New York Caf\u00e9 remains one of Budapest\u2019s most photographed historic interiors to this day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The architects\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The design competition was won by Alajos Hauszmann, with the collaboration of Fl\u00f3ris Korb and K\u00e1lm\u00e1n Giergl. Hauszmann is recognised as one of the most important figures in Hungarian historicist architecture: among other things, he is associated with the reconstruction of the Buda Castle.<\/span><\/p>

The construction work was carried out by J\u00f3zsef Pucher\u2019s company, and some of the era\u2019s leading craftsmen and manufacturers were also involved in the creation of the palace. The work of the Ganz, Schlick and Zsolnay factories also contributed to making the building one of the most imposing palaces in Budapest at the turn of the century.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Marble, light and gilded details<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The interior of the New York Caf\u00e9 was a stunning sight even at the time of its opening. The space is divided into several sections, separated by distinctive twisted marble columns. The gallery, the staircases, the fountain, the glow of the Venetian chandeliers and the richly decorated surfaces all combine to create an atmosphere that still often causes guests to pause for a few moments upon entering.<\/span><\/p>

The silk and velvet tapestries, the mirrors, the gilded details and the Italian Renaissance-inspired ornamentation are not merely decorative. They are what create the New York Caf\u00e9\u2019s iconic atmosphere: a setting that is at once historic, solemn and very much alive.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ceiling paintings and artistic details\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The ceiling panels were created by K\u00e1roly Lotz, Guszt\u00e1v Magyar-Mannheimer and Ferenc Eisenhut. The frescoes and ceiling paintings mainly evoke the worlds of music, the visual arts and mythology: satyrs, nymphs, allegorical figures and scenes relating to the arts are depicted high above.<\/span><\/p>

That is why, at the New York Caf\u00e9, not only the architecture but also the visual arts form part of the guest experience. Those who step inside are not simply entering a caf\u00e9, but a historic space where the ceiling, the columns, the lighting and the details all tell a story together.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The fourteen devils and
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The most famous figures adorning the exterior of the palace are the fourteen bronze devil figures, the work of the sculptor K\u00e1roly Senyei. These playful, faun-like figures hold lanterns and form one of the most distinctive features of the fa\u00e7ade.<\/span><\/p>

The best known of these is El Asmod\u00e1j, a figure often referred to as the spirit of coffee and contemplation. His presence fits in well with the world of the New York Caf\u00e9: a place where spectacle, thought, literature and social life have been intertwined for over 130 years.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The New York Palace weathered the storms of the 20th century. During the siege of Budapest, both the building and the caf\u00e9 area were damaged, and several decorative features required restoration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The palace was purchased by the Italian Boscolo Group with the aim of turning it into a luxury hotel and restoring the New York Caf\u00e9 to its former glory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The aim of the 21st-century restoration was not merely to restore the palace to its former beauty. Through the restoration, Budapest has regained a historic space that is now at once an architectural landmark, a cultural heritage site and a functioning caf\u00e9 and hotel experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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At the New York Caf\u00e9, it is the details that give the experience its true depth. It\u2019s worth looking up at the ceiling paintings, following the lines of the twisted marble columns, and taking in the gallery, the chandeliers, the gilded decorations and the bronze figures on the fa\u00e7ade.<\/span><\/p>

This building is not merely a backdrop to the caf\u00e9 experience. The New York Palace is an integral part of it: the very space that makes guests not only arrive, but also look around, take photos, make memories, and often sum up their first impression with the very same phrase: <\/span>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to see this.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The plans for the New York Palace were drawn up by Alajos Hauszmann, with the collaboration of Fl\u00f3ris Korb and K\u00e1lm\u00e1n Giergl.<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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The palace was built between 1892 and 1894 on Budapest\u2019s Grand Boulevard, in the area bounded by Erzs\u00e9bet Boulevard, Doh\u00e1ny Street and Osv\u00e1th Street.<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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The caf\u00e9\u2019s iconic appearance is characterised by its twisted marble columns, galleries, ceiling frescoes, Venetian chandeliers, gilded details and richly decorated rooms.<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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El Asmod\u00e1j is one of the best-known figures on the fa\u00e7ade of the New York Palace, often referred to as the spirit of coffee and contemplation. The figure is part of the fa\u00e7ade decorations created by the sculptor K\u00e1roly Senyei.<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New York Palota \u00e9s \u00e9p\u00edt\u00e9szet A k\u00e1v\u00e9h\u00e1z t\u00f6rt\u00e9nete Irodalmi \u00e9let a New Yorkban Asztalfoglal\u00e1s Eklektikus palota a Nagyk\u00f6r\u00faton, Hauszmann Alajos tervei szerint. A New York Palota f\u00f6ldszintj\u00e9n sz\u00fcletett meg az a k\u00e1v\u00e9h\u00e1zi t\u00e9r, amelyet ma a vil\u00e1g legszebb k\u00e1v\u00e9h\u00e1zak\u00e9nt emlegetnek. M\u00e1rv\u00e1ny, arany, fresk\u00f3k \u00e9s csavart oszlopok: a New York Palota \u00e9p\u00edt\u00e9szete nem h\u00e1tt\u00e9r, hanem maga […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":79,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3802,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/3802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}