Albert Schickedanz (October 14, 1846 – July 11, 1915) was an Austro-Hungarian

Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...

 architect

Architect

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 and painter

Painting

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 in the Eclectic style

Eclecticism in art

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Schickedanz was born in Biala

Biala

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, Galicia, to an ethnic German

Ethnic German

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 family. He studied at his home town and at Käsmark (now Kežmarok

Kežmarok

Kežmarok is a town in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia , on the Poprad River.-History:...

, Slovakia

Slovakia

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After studying in Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe

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 and Vienna

Vienna

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, Schickedanz worked beside the Hungarian architect Miklós Ybl

Miklós Ybl

Miklós Ybl was one of Europe's leading architects in the mid to late nineteenth century as well as Hungary's most influential architect during his career...

. He designed the Millennium memorial (1897-1905), the building of the Museum of Fine Arts

Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest)

The Museum of Fine Arts is a museum in Heroes' Square, Budapest, Hungary, facing the Palace of Art.It was built by the plans of Albert Schickedanz and Fülöp Herzog in an eclectic-neoclassical style, between 1900 and 1906. The museum's collection is made up of international art , including all...

 (1899-1907) and the Palace of Art

Palace of Art (Budapest)

*Kunsthalle Budapest is a contemporary art museum in Budapest. The building, built in 1895, is located in Heroes' Square, facing the Museum of Fine Arts....

 (1905) in Budapest

Budapest

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; the latter are located opposite each other on the gigantic Heroes' Square

Heroes' Square (Budapest)

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 at the end of Andrássy Avenue

Andrássy Avenue

Andrássy Avenue is an iconic boulevard in Budapest, Hungary, dating back to 1872. It links Erzsébet Square with the Városliget. Lined with spectacular Neo-renaissance mansions and townhouses featuring fine facades and interiors, it was recognised as a World Heritage Site in 2002...

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Schickedanz also designed the plinth

Plinth

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 of the memorial of Count Lajos Batthyány

Lajos Batthyány

Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár was the first Prime Minister of Hungary. He was born in Pressburg on 10 February 1807, and was executed by firing squad in Pest on 6 October 1849, the same day as the 13 Martyrs of Arad.-Career:His father was Count József Sándor Batthyány , his mother Borbála...

 in Kerepesi Cemetery

Kerepesi Cemetery

Kerepesi Cemetery is the most famous cemetery in Budapest...

 and the plinthes of the statues of Ferenc Deák

Ferenc Deák

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 and János Arany

János Arany

János Arany , was a Hungarian journalist, writer, poet, and translator. He is often said to be the "Shakespeare of ballads" – he wrote more than 40 ballads which have been translated into over 50 languages, as well as the Toldi trilogy, to mention his most famous works.-Biography:He was born in...

. He was also active in painting and applied art. Between 1880 and 1902, he taught at the School of Applied Arts, Budapest. His townscapes are kept in the Budapest History Museum.