Albert Kalman Korossy. The Walko Haus. Outside AND Inside.

The Walko Haus by Albert Kalman Korossy was built in 1901.  It sits at Aulich utca 3.  The beautiful mosaics and sculpture are by Geza Maroti, one of Budapest's most important sculptors. The figure is Eve.  

The figure is Eve, and below her is a veritable garden of Eden, filled with flowers and plants and animals.

 

Squirrels, birds feeding their young, frogs, rabbits, peacocks (So Art Nouveau), and even a snake  One could (and has) looked at it many time and continue to find details.

Almost every time I go by this building, I tell Tony how much I wish I could see inside,

Well, I was taking photos the other day (and trying to peek inside), when someone came out of the building.  I asked if I could step inside and take a photo and to my absolute shock she said yes.  So here it is.  Beautifully organic in so many ways.

From the flowered tile made to resemble a carpet.

The floral stucco decorations.

 

The stairway column, carved to look like its growing  out of the building.

And the railings that look like twigs.

The room is like a bower.

We were so excited, we took ourselves out to a great lunch at Klassz.

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