Frigyes Feszl


Frigyes Feszl was an architect and a significant figure in the Hungarian romantic movement.

Life

Born in Pest, Hungary, into a family of German origin, Feszl's father was a master wood carver. He was the fifth of fourteen children and two of his brothers, József and János also became architects.
Feszl attended the Piarist gymnasium between 1830 and 1835, subsequently studying under architect József Hild. In 1839 he was able to travel overseas and with his brother József enrolled in the Fine Arts Academy in Munich.
He married Regina Hoffman in 1849 who bore him two children, Regina and Frigyes. Feszl remarried after his first wife's death, in 1858 he married Vilma Quandt.
Between 1861 and 1865 he studied painting in Paris and became a member of the architect's guild in 1866. He died in Budapest, aged 63.

Major works

1845
1846-49
1851-53
1854-1863
1872-74
1876-1884