Mihály Pollack ( Michael Pollack; 30 August 1773 — 3 January 1855) was an Austrian-born Hungarian

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, key figure of

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. His main work is the Hungarian National Museum (1837–46). Michael Pollack, later known as Mihály Pollack, was born in

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in 1773. Between 1793-94, he moved to

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to his half-brother architect Leopold Pollack. In 1798, he moved to Pest, where in 1808 he took a lead role in the city's Beautification Commission, and became increasingly influential. Between 1810 and 1830 he designed many residential buildings, later larger palaces and public buildings. His architectural expression progressed from

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towards neoclassical style.Pollack Mihály
Hungarian Electronic Library, retrieved 31 October 2012 He died, aged 81, in Pest. File:Budapest Sandor Palais.jpg, Sándor Palace, Budapest (1803–06) File:Alcsútdoboz - Palace.jpg, Ruins of Alcsút Palace of Archduke Joseph, Alcsútdoboz (1819–27) File:Hung Nat Hist Mus oreg Ludovika1.jpg, Ludovica Military Academy (1828–36) File:Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum.jpg, Hungarian National Museum (1837–46)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pollack, Mihaly Hungarian architects 1773 births 1855 deaths Neoclassical architects Neoclassical architecture in Hungary Hungarian National Museum Architects from the Austrian Empire

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