The beautiful Hungarian look-out tower in competition to win a prestigious award – VIDEO

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The beautifully renovated look-out tower of the Hungarian Galyatető was only inaugurated last summer, however, it is already in competition for a prestigious architectural award. Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu writes that the work of NARTARCHITECTS was chosen as one of the best works in the renovation category. Even though the winners will be chosen by a professional jury, the audience’s votes also count.

galyatetokilatoThe tower became taller, got spiral stairs on the outside and three resting rooms were built for tourists. The view is now breath-taking during both the night and day. Several well-known online magazines like Daily Mail have appraised the magical look-out tower.

It is nominated for an international award that was established three years ago by architizer.com, Wall Street journal and Webbys. Two stations of the Hungarian metro line 4 (Fővám tér station and Szent Gellért tér station) won the award in 2014. These were designed by Sporaarchitects. They also got the prizes of the professional jury in the bus stations and train stations categories. There was another Hungarian winner: Art1st Design Studio’s Budapest Music Centre in the Architecture + Sound category.

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