Sanctuary of music and art noveau in Budapest

The Art Nouveau style building of the Hungarian Academy of Music is one of the most well known building in Budapest. It was designed by Flóris Korb and Kálmán Giergl.

The Academy was originally called the “Royal National Hungarian Academy of Music” and it was also called “College of Music” from 1919 to 1925, when then named after its founder Franz Liszt. The first building was actually Liszt’s home, on Andrássy Avenue between 1877 and 1879. Replacing the “Old Academy of Music”, the Academy moved into a building erected in 1907 at the corner of Király Street and Liszt Ferenc square. It serves as a centre for higher education, music training, and concert hall. The inside of the building is decorated with frescoes, Zsolnay ceramics, and several statues (among them that of Béla Bartók and Frédéric Chopin). Originally the building also had stained glass windows, made by Miksa Róth. Last total renovation was finished in 2013.