Anker Palace - Wikipedia

Anker Palace (Hungarian: Anker-palota) is a building in Terézváros, Budapest. It was built by Ignác Alpár in 1908 for a Viennese insurance company, the Anker Life and Pension Company. The building was built in the eclectic style^[1] and was completed in 1910. It faces on to Deák Ferenc Square. There are Doric columns on the facade and two statues of women with outstretched arms on the roof.^[2]

Anker Köz

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Anker Köz (alley) runs in a curve around the rear of the building. The Galileo Circle was based here, 1910-1919.

Notable residents

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References

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^ "Hidden Treasure On The Top Of The Anker Palace: Inside The Swankiest Apartment On "Budapest's Times Square"". Hungary Today. Hungary Today. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ McGrath, Ted. "2018 - Hungary - Budapest - Anker Palace". Flickr. Ted McGrath. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ Mozgalom, Köztérkép. "Az Anker-palota története | Köztérkép". Köztérkép (in Hungarian). Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ Frojimovics, Kinga (1999). Jewish Budapest: Monuments, Rites, History. Central European University Press. ISBN 9789639116375.

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