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Neuhaus Palace

Coordinates: 45°45′12.01″N 21°13′29.6″E / 45.7533361°N 21.224889°E / 45.7533361; 21.224889
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Neuhaus Palace
Palatul Neuhaus
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Alternative namesFärber Palace
General information
Architectural styleSecession
LocationVictory Square, Timișoara
Coordinates45°45′12.01″N 21°13′29.6″E / 45.7533361°N 21.224889°E / 45.7533361; 21.224889
Construction started1910
Completed1912
Renovated2022
OwnerJohn Farber
Technical details
Floor count4
Design and construction
Architect(s)László Székely [hu]
Website
palatul-neuhausz.ro

The Neuhaus Palace (often written in its Hungarianized form Neuhausz) is a historic building in the Victory Square of Timișoara, Romania.

History

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The palace lies in a continuous front of monumental Secession buildings, between the Lloyd Palace and the Merbl Palace. It was built between 1910–1912 by local entrepreneur Ernő Neuhausz and designed by László Székely [hu], the chief architect of Timișoara at that time.[1][2] In 1917, Ernő Neuhausz sold the building to the then well-known Färber family, who kept the building until the 1950s, when it was nationalized and the family had to emigrate due to the communist regime. Members of the Färber family are still the owners of some spaces in the building, which they managed to get back after 1990.[1]

The Freund family lived in the Färber Palace in the 1940s and 1950s with their son, Peter, who became a physicist. After the war, conductor and composer Ladislau Roth [ro] lived here with his family.[3]

Architecture

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Neuhaus Palace is a symmetrical building. The plasticity of the facade is specific to the second manifestation of the Secession movement in the architecture of Timișoara, with geometric and simplified decorations.[4] Noteworthy is the oversized pediment, awning of the two oversized bay windows covered with a copper roof and joined by a series of loggias.[4] On the ground floor of the four-story building are commercial spaces.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Palatul Neuhausz, încă o bijuterie care strălucește pe Corso-ul din Timișoara". Best of Timișoara. 8 June 2022.
  2. ^ Bader, Adrian (27 May 2022). "A fost renovat Palatul Neuhausz, deținut de unul cei mai bogați oameni din America". Ziua de Vest.
  3. ^ Ștefănescu, Andreea (23 May 2023). "Palatul Neuhausz, bijuterie arhitecturală din inima Timișoarei. Proprietatea aparține unui miliardar american". Ghidul Banatului.
  4. ^ a b Moldovan, Mihai (22 November 2021). "Palatul Ernő Neuhausz". Heritage of Timișoara.
  5. ^ "Palatul Neuhausz, Timișoara". Welcome to Romania.