Buda Castle will soon get back the Red Cross headquarters

The reconstruction of the former headquarters of the Red Cross Society on Dísz Square is nearing completion, according to an announcement by Facebook post. As they write,

A new cityscape wound is healing in the Buda Castle district, with the new Red Cross headquarters set to be restored to its original form this year.

As we reported on the occasion of the topping-out ceremony, the construction was carried out by Confector Kft., while the structural work was undertaken by Bayer Construct Zrt..

The façade is also beginning to take its final shape

The ornamentation of the façade is already visible in some parts of the building, and the balustrades have been added around the terraces. In the spring, a special covering layer will be applied to the ornamental elements to give the façade a uniform appearance," says the Hauszmann Programme, which is managing the project.

The roof will also be finished soon, and in January the patinated zinc sheeting will be applied to the corner cupolas. It is expected that the last of the building's ornamental tile elements, the grotesque headdresses that decorate the cupolas, will be in place during the summer. Work has begun on the stuccos for the ceremonial hall, based on the original plans and archival photographs.

The Buda Castle lost its original building in 1946 due to the decisions of the World War and the following period

The Red Cross Society of the Hungarian Holy Crown Countries bought the building complex at 1-2 Dísz Square in 1900, which was designed by two important architects of the time, Alajos Hauszmann and Dezső Hültl. The palace, located on the south-east corner of the square, was an integral part of the Castle District's skyline until the end of World War II. It could have been saved despite the shelling of the war, but in 1946 politics decided to demolish it completely, and for decades it stood on a neglected site, where an unpretentious flea market was held, according to the report.

The exterior of the building, which will be renewed as part of the National Hauszmann Programme, will be contemporary to the original, while the interior design and technical installations will be modern, the Facebook post concludes.