Olof Palme House, gem of Budapest City Park, to be reconstructed as cultural venue
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The Olof Palme House in the heart of the City Park in Budapest has been in a state of disrepair for decades. Now, as part of the Liget project, which has not been without its share of controversies, it is to be reconstructed and brought back to its original glory, as vg.hu reports.
Benedek Gyorgyevics, director of Városliget Zrt, said that the Olof Palme House building would be reopened in its original form at the beginning of next year under the new name Millenium Háza (Millenium House), revigorating the oldest building of City Park which has been long abandoned and without a function.
During the renovations realised within the Liget Budapest Projekt, later additions to the building have been removed; as of now, they are restoring the original structure and the unique Zsolnay porcelain decorations that adorn its façade. The latter lends the building an eclectic air of different art historical periods blending in a historicizing style.
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