{"id":3679,"date":"2024-05-09T10:05:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T09:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/?p=3679"},"modified":"2024-05-09T10:13:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T09:13:06","slug":"it-looks-like-a-whipped-cream-dessert-but-the-korossy-villa-hides-treasures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/en\/villak\/habos-babos-sutemenynek-tunik-de-kincseket-rejt-a-korossy-villa\/","title":{"rendered":"It Looks Like a Whipped Cream Dessert, but the K\u0151r\u00f6ssy Villa Hides Treasures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3679\" class=\"elementor elementor-3679\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7705065 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7705065\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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Treasures<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9351a8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9351a8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd8cf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dd8cf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three lives of the most beautiful building on V\u00e1rosligeti fasor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba3f81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eba3f81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Excerpt from the bestselling book New Secrets of a City \u2013 Budapest Legends, Legendary Budapest Citizens by Szabolcs Kordos (with photographs by D\u00e1vid Husz\u00e1r).<\/p><p>From the very first moment, it captures and attracts the eye. There is hardly a passer-by who remains unaffected by this Art Nouveau masterpiece. The small fairy-tale castle standing at the end of V\u00e1rosligeti fasor looks almost like a delicate, cream-covered pastry. The current owner, Andr\u00e1s Szab\u00f3, also noticed the building during a walk, after which his company purchased the villa, and the third life of the K\u0151r\u00f6ssy Villa began.<\/p><p>A V\u00e1rosligeti fasor 47\u201349. kertj\u00e9be l\u00e9pve a l\u00e1togat\u00f3 \u00fagy \u00e9rzi, mintha Budapestr\u0151l egy m\u00e1sik vil\u00e1gba transzport\u00e1lt\u00e1k volna. Gondosan v\u00e1gott gyep \u00e9s \u00edzl\u00e9sesen kiv\u00e1logatott szobrok \u00e1llnak az udvarban. A telken bel\u00fcl balra a f\u0151v\u00e1ros legend\u00e1s dokumentarist\u00e1ja, a fot\u00f3s Kl\u00f6sz Gy\u00f6rgy vill\u00e1ja l\u00e1that\u00f3, amely ma eleg\u00e1ns irodakomplexumk\u00e9nt funkcion\u00e1l. H\u00e1tul, a nagyobb \u00e9p\u00fcletek takar\u00e1s\u00e1ban \u00e1ll egy picurka villa\u00e9p\u00fclet, az el\u0151t\u00e9rben pedig a francia hangulat\u00fa, szecesszi\u00f3s csoda, maga a K\u0151r\u00f6ssy-villa. Mindegyik \u00e9p\u00fclet t\u00f6rt\u00e9nete \u00e9rdekes, \u00e1m ebben a fejezetben a K\u0151r\u00f6ssy-vill\u00e1r\u00f3l mes\u00e9l\u00fcnk. A f\u0151bej\u00e1raton kereszt\u00fcl l\u00e9pt\u00fcnk az el\u0151t\u00e9rbe, amelyet egy hatalmas \u00e9s eredeti, sz\u00ednes R\u00f3th Miksa-ablak von be k\u00fcl\u00f6nleges f\u00e9ny\u00e9vel.<\/p><p><em>\u201cThe railing of the staircase was black. While removing the dirt, we realised that it must originally have been beautifully painted. We restored it accordingly,\u201d said Andr\u00e1s Szab\u00f3, pointing towards the staircase before leading us into the ground-floor salon. The businessman and art collector first noticed the villa in the early 1990s while walking there with his wife. At that time, the building showed a much more worn and neglected face, without its former splendour. The state-owned building was acquired by the entrepreneur in 1996 through an exchange arrangement. The Offset and Playing Card Printing House, which had previously operated there, was removing its last machines just as the Szab\u00f3 family took possession of their dilapidated property. \u201cWe looked at the original photographs and saw that the old house looked nothing like the one we had purchased. The roof must have been destroyed by a bomb during the Second World War, the colourful windows had disappeared, as had the decorative elements of the fa\u00e7ade, which made the villa appear somewhat \u2018simplified\u2019,\u201d<\/em> explained the owner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df7c95b gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"df7c95b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3679 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-2048x2048'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"df7c95b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"_HDN0184\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzY4MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZ3lhcnZpbGxhay5odVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDVcL0hETjAxODQtc2NhbGVkLndlYnAiLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkZjdjOTViIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN0184-scaled.webp'><img width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN0184-1365x2048.webp\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN0184-1365x2048.webp 1365w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN0184-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN0184-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN0184-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN0184-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN0184-scaled.webp 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-912458a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"912458a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At first glance, the building appears simple and restrained. However, when examining the fa\u00e7ade and the decorations surrounding the windows more closely, one discovers a wealth of elaborate details: vines, fruits, nymphs, lions, peacocks and poppy capsules. \u201cThe main fa\u00e7ade decoration depicts three figures. The man working with a chisel and hammer represents sculpture, while the woman holding a palette represents painting. The third figure is an architect measuring the proportions of a model. We realised that this figure was none other than the former owner, Albert K\u00e1lm\u00e1n K\u0151r\u00f6ssy. The face of the relief preserves his features, and the model itself is the villa,\u201d explained Andr\u00e1s Szab\u00f3, who commissioned two artists to recreate the fa\u00e7ade elements until they achieved perfect results.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">Who was Albert K\u00e1lm\u00e1n K\u0151r\u00f6ssy? On the one hand, he was the fabulously wealthy owner of the villa; on the other, he was one of Hungary\u2019s unjustly forgotten architects. His life remains somewhat mysterious because, unlike many other renowned creators, he barely wrote about himself and left behind no notes, letters or diaries. What we know about him today was uncovered through the research of art historian Eszter Baldav\u00e1ri. What is certain is that while the first fifty years of his life were marked by success and splendour, the remaining thirty-six were characterised by poverty and persecution. Albert K\u00e1lm\u00e1n K\u0151r\u00f6ssy was born in 1869 as Albert Neumann into a Jewish family, but later converted to Catholicism. He first changed his surname to K\u0151r\u00f6si, and after receiving a noble title, to K\u0151r\u00f6ssy. He was not alone in doing so: after the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, many people Hungarianised their names. K\u0151r\u00f6ssy was a true cosmopolitan. He studied architecture in Paris and Munich, and he became so fascinated by Mud\u00e9jar architecture \u2013 a style blending Iberian Muslim, Jewish and Christian elements \u2013 that he even learned Spanish. In Budapest, he began working in the office of Alajos Hauszmann, among other projects contributing to the designs of the New York Palace. He started building the villa while still a young, unmarried architect and as the neighbour of Gy\u00f6rgy Kl\u00f6sz. He likely moved into the building around 1900\u20131902. The timing was perfect, because not only had the bricks fallen into place, but his private life also took shape: in 1902 he married D\u00f3ra Paula Rom\u00e1n, who came from a wealthy family. Besides its representative rooms, the villa also included a food lift, and several wardrobes were built for the always elegant Mrs K\u0151r\u00f6ssy and their two daughters. Life must have been idyllic for the family in this increasingly prestigious neighbourhood. Behind the villa \u2013 much to the neighbour\u2019s displeasure \u2013 a stable was built where K\u0151r\u00f6ssy kept his four horses, while he worked in the small rear villa. His daughters studied English, French and German. Mrs K\u0151r\u00f6ssy also found her own place in society: on Erzs\u00e9bet Boulevard she established a ladies\u2019 club where women could learn languages, go on excursions and organise bridge evenings. At times, the villa was filled with the barking of dogs: the lady of the house entered her Japanese spaniels Csuli, Makura, Chini and Geisha in dog beauty contests. Meanwhile, K\u0151r\u00f6ssy achieved success after success in his profession. Among others, he designed the K\u00f6lcsey Ferenc Secondary School (26 Munk\u00e1csy Mih\u00e1ly Street), the Sonnenberg House (23 Munk\u00e1csy Mih\u00e1ly Street), the Walko House (3 Aulich Street) and the Dayka Villa (26 Bencz\u00far Street). My personal favourite is the magnificent Art Nouveau building of the former school in the Tisztvisel\u0151telep district, also known as the Fairy Palace (40 K\u00f6nyves K\u00e1lm\u00e1n Boulevard).<\/p><p>During the First World War, many wealthy families opened the doors of their mansions so that the Red Cross could establish military hospitals in their homes. Like the rest of Europe\u2019s population, these affluent families expected a conflict lasting only months, not years. On the ground floor of the K\u0151r\u00f6ssy Villa, a ten-bed hospital ward was created. After the war, Albert K\u0151r\u00f6ssy no longer designed buildings, instead focusing on his successful financial and construction companies. Thanks to these enterprises, by 1917 he had become the third highest taxpayer in the city, surpassing even arms manufacturer Manfr\u00e9d Weiss, confectionery magnate Emil Gerbeaud and banker Lajos Hatvany-Deutsch.<\/p><p>Then, in 1919, the Hungarian Soviet Republic came to power, and everything changed overnight under the short-lived proletarian dictatorship. The family was forced to flee the villa. Due to the Treaty of Trianon, they lost their estates in Transylvania, and between 1920 and 1923 they were even imprisoned, although little information remains about this period. Temporary residents moved into the villa on V\u00e1rosligeti fasor and stole or damaged many of its belongings, so when Mrs K\u0151r\u00f6ssy was finally able to cross the threshold of her home again, she found a looted residence. After their children had left home, the couple divorced in 1930. K\u0151r\u00f6ssy was forced to leave the villa when the Second World War broke out. In the 1940s, Albert and D\u00f3ra found their way back to each other and endured the difficult years of internment together, although exactly where and how remains lost to history.<\/p><p>K\u0151r\u00f6ssy experienced not only the First and Second World Wars, the Treaty of Trianon and the Hungarian Soviet Republic as an adult, but also the oppression of the R\u00e1kosi era. As a former capitalist magnate, he could expect little from the new regime. The architect lived in complete poverty somewhere in the countryside and could only travel to Budapest for medical treatments due to his lung cancer. He died there in 1955, but most of his buildings still stand and are used every day. A year after his death, the printing house moved into the villa, and after the fall of communism it became the property of Andr\u00e1s Szab\u00f3\u2019s company, Resonator Ltd. <em>\u201cWe originally used the villa as our company headquarters; as an asset management company, our offices were located here. We created an apartment in the attic. Now the building is preparing for a new role,\u201d<\/em> explained the owner, who, alongside his business activities, is also one of the country\u2019s most significant art collectors. His collection of approximately one thousand Zsolnay pieces is considered remarkable even by international standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f1a32f gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"2f1a32f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3679 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-2048x2048'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2f1a32f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"_HDN4752\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzY4MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZ3lhcnZpbGxhay5odVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDVcL0hETjQ3NTIud2VicCIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJmMWEzMmYifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN4752.webp'><img width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN4752-2048x1366.webp\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN4752-2048x1366.webp 2048w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN4752-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN4752-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN4752-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN4752-1536x1024.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53c7fc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53c7fc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For four decades now, he has been driven by his passion for the creations of the P\u00e9cs-based manufactory. \u201cFor me, the story of Zsolnay is a true Hungarian treasure. It tells us what a family can achieve when it works for the benefit of the community with talent, perseverance and dedication. Zsolnay began almost like a startup, creating its own market. I do not know of another brand whose products would still be so sought-after worldwide after one hundred and fifty years,\u201d explained Andr\u00e1s Szab\u00f3.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a277427 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"a277427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-3679 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-2048x2048'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a277427\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"_HDN4802\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzY4NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZ3lhcnZpbGxhay5odVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDVcL0hETjQ4MDIud2VicCIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImEyNzc0MjcifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN4802.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1638\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN4802-1638x2048.webp\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN4802-1638x2048.webp 1638w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN4802-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN4802-819x1024.webp 819w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN4802-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN4802-1229x1536.webp 1229w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HDN4802.webp 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1638px) 100vw, 1638px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-503a36e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"503a36e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accompanied by the owner, we climbed the staircase to the upper floor of the K\u0151r\u00f6ssy Villa, where Zsolnay ceramics are displayed in glass cabinets. The sight is fascinating even for those without specialist knowledge. Andr\u00e1s Szab\u00f3 also owns the most significant J\u00f3zsef Egry collection in Hungary. Around eighty works by the painter known as \u201cthe artist of Lake Balaton\u201d are part of his collection, alongside other pieces of exceptional value. During our conversation, two paintings by Rippl-R\u00f3nai hung beside us on the wall.<\/p><p><em>\u201cEveryone reaches a moment in life when they begin to think about what will happen to their legacy. I would like the collection not only to bring joy to me, but also to become a public treasure by creating value for others. However, first the collection had to be organised thematically. The building will open as a private museum called The Collector\u2019s House, where pre-booked groups will be able to discover the collection and, of course, the building itself through exclusive guided visits. Since 2016, the ground-floor rooms of the villa have housed the K\u0151r\u00f6ssy Salon, where guests primarily arrive based on my personal telephone notebook. Once a month we organise cultural evenings here; most recently, for example, G\u00e9za Heged\u0171s D. and Andrea Tak\u00e1cs gave a performance interwoven with dialogues based on the diaries of M\u00e1rai and his wife,\u201d<\/em> said Andr\u00e1s Szab\u00f3.<\/p><p>The small Art Nouveau villa can be admired by anyone from the street. After the opening of the exclusive museum, many more visitors will also have the opportunity to admire from the inside the former home of Albert K\u00e1lm\u00e1n K\u0151r\u00f6ssy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17220da gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"17220da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-3679 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-2048x2048'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"17220da\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Kordos_ko\u0308nyvbori\u0301to\u0301\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzU3NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZ3lhcnZpbGxhay5odVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDRcL0tvcmRvc19rb255dmJvcml0by53ZWJwIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMTcyMjBkYSJ9\" href='https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kordos_konyvborito.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1660\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kordos_konyvborito-1660x2048.webp\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kordos_konyvborito-1660x2048.webp 1660w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kordos_konyvborito-243x300.webp 243w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kordos_konyvborito-830x1024.webp 830w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kordos_konyvborito-768x947.webp 768w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kordos_konyvborito-1245x1536.webp 1245w, https:\/\/magyarvillak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Kordos_konyvborito.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1660px) 100vw, 1660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce548b2 elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--skin-framed elementor-share-buttons--shape-square elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"ce548b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_email\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Megoszt\u00e1s itt: email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Megoszt\u00e1s itt: facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_twitter\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Megoszt\u00e1s itt: twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_pinterest\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Megoszt\u00e1s itt: pinterest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-pinterest\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The small Art Nouveau villa can be admired by anyone from the street. 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