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Dictionary of the History of Furniture
Frigyes Schulek
Was born in Budapest on November 19, 1841.
In 1851 and 1852 studied in Lőcse in German. This is where he learned to appreciate real subjects. He was passionately attracted to the art of drawing. He was fascinated by the buildings of Budapest, the large scale, beautiful sights which he saw on his vacations. On holidays he worked as a construction student. In the fall of 1861 he became the student of the famous Van der Null and Friederich Schmidt in Vienna at the Academy of Fine Arts studying architecture. This is when Frigyes Schulek turned his attention towards the architecture of the middle ages. Seeing the upturn of events after the conciliation, in 1868 leaving his Vienna office decides to move back to Budapest. From March of 1870, working with his friend Imre Steindl as a teacher at the University of Technology. He has completed the plans for the area of the Matthias Church, along with the stairs leading down to the main road. Between 1880-1883 he designed the Calvinist church of Szeged, in 1895-1896 the foot of the St.Stephen statue; from 1897 the plans of the Halászbástya are in the works.
In 1910 they completed the Elizabeth look out tower of János mountain which was built according to his design. The Hungarian Engineering and Architects Association, on his 70th birthday made him their honorary member. Frigyes Schulek passed away on Sept 5, 1919 in Balatonlelle.