Gyula Rochlitz ( born as Julius Rochlitz, 1825–1886) was a Hungarian architect.
Rochlitz completed his studies at
Vienna University of Technology
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before commencing work at the
Hungarian Railways
The Hungarian State Railways (, , formally MÁV Magyar Államvasutak Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság (MÁV Zrt.). The full official name of the company is MÁV-csoport () now commonly known as MÁV) is the Hungarian national rail ...
where he became chief architect of the Budapest Railway Directorate in the late 19th century. It was in this role that he planned and designed (along with János Feketeházy) the arrivals hall of
Budapest
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's 1884
Keleti pályaudvar
Budapest Keleti station (, ; "eastern railway station") is the main international and inter-city railway terminal in Budapest, Hungary.
The station stands where Rákóczi Avenue splits to become Kerepesi Avenue and Thököly Avenue. Its name i ...
(''Eastern Railway Station'') and the 477m-long Southern Railway Bridge (''Összekötő vasúti híd'') over the river
Danube
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.
Hungarian Biographical Encyclopedia 1000-1990 Gyula Rochlitz
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in 1886.
Gallery
File:BudapestKeletiStation.jpg , Eastern Railway Station in Budapest
File:Budapest keleti historic.jpg , The station around 1900
File:Összekötő vasúti híd (1877-1913).jpg , Southern Railway Bridge
See also
*Bridges of Budapest
The bridges of Budapest, Hungary, crossing the River Danube from north to south are as follows:
Table of the most famous Bridges of Budapest
This table excludes rail bridges, bridges to islands and bridges that are partially outside of Budapest. ...
References
1825 births
1886 deaths
19th-century Hungarian architects
Architects from Austria-Hungary
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