The Posta Palace is definitely Art Nouveau (at least partially) as it’s from 1902/3 and the roof is typical of that period.
You have probably left Hungary by now but for future reference you can say ‘siya’ for hello (to one person) and ‘hallo’ for goodbye. You can also say ‘siya’ for goodbye. lol.
Rosemary Kneipp
October 1st, 2015 at 10:14 pm
Hallo is goodbye? Now, that’s interesting. People seem to use it to greet us, but maybe because they think we’re German. Is “siya” like “see ya”? Have you learnt to speak any Hungarian?
They don’t use hallo that often but when they do it’s often in conjunction with siya, so it’s ‘siya hallo’. People also say hallo for hello like in Germany. Not sure why. Siya (actually spelt szia) is pronounced a little more like siyo and if addressing multiple people it’s kinda like siyostok. This is quite handy for reference: http://welovebudapest.com/budapest.and.hungary/36.useful.hungarian.phrases.for.varied.occasions.in.budapest
Having checked out some more pics of the Posta I think the style is best described as ‘eclectic’ 🙂
I thought the roof tiles would be stylistically influenced by those of medieval (and Gothic Revival) Burgundy, but in fact the influence turns out to be the reverse. The roof of the Posta is reflecting a very old tradition in Eastern Europe for coloured tile patterned roofs, and the Burgundians borrowed the idea.
Rosemary Kneipp
October 1st, 2015 at 10:15 pm
Yes, I’ve seen coloured tile patterned roofs in other parts of Eastern Europe as well. Of course, I just repeated what the tourist brochure said 🙂
For me that ‘Art Nouveau’ building is Gothick (as in 19th C Gothic revival as practiced by Pugin and his mates).
Altogether an interesting experience!
The Posta Palace is definitely Art Nouveau (at least partially) as it’s from 1902/3 and the roof is typical of that period.
You have probably left Hungary by now but for future reference you can say ‘siya’ for hello (to one person) and ‘hallo’ for goodbye. You can also say ‘siya’ for goodbye. lol.
Hallo is goodbye? Now, that’s interesting. People seem to use it to greet us, but maybe because they think we’re German. Is “siya” like “see ya”? Have you learnt to speak any Hungarian?
They don’t use hallo that often but when they do it’s often in conjunction with siya, so it’s ‘siya hallo’. People also say hallo for hello like in Germany. Not sure why. Siya (actually spelt szia) is pronounced a little more like siyo and if addressing multiple people it’s kinda like siyostok. This is quite handy for reference: http://welovebudapest.com/budapest.and.hungary/36.useful.hungarian.phrases.for.varied.occasions.in.budapest
And no, I haven’t learnt much Hungarian unfortunately.
Having checked out some more pics of the Posta I think the style is best described as ‘eclectic’ 🙂
I thought the roof tiles would be stylistically influenced by those of medieval (and Gothic Revival) Burgundy, but in fact the influence turns out to be the reverse. The roof of the Posta is reflecting a very old tradition in Eastern Europe for coloured tile patterned roofs, and the Burgundians borrowed the idea.
Yes, I’ve seen coloured tile patterned roofs in other parts of Eastern Europe as well. Of course, I just repeated what the tourist brochure said 🙂
The cathedral at Pecs really stands out to me. Magnificent!