Kecskemét - Ornamental Palace

(Local Name: Cifra Palota) Géza Márkus, a pupil of Lechner and one of the second generation of Hungarian art nouveau architects, was responsible for designing this remarkable building. In the manner of Belgian and French art nouveau style buildings, the façades carry flat, mainly floral decoration, here in the form of majolica ceramic tiles from the Zsolnay factory in Pécs. Originally intended for commercial purposes, it has been used as an Art Gallery since 1963. The collection concentrates on Hungarian artists of the last hundred years or so, but there are also works by the colony of artists domiciled in Kecskemét.