Works by Karoly Kos

Of the pavilions designed by Kós and Zrumeczky reminiscent of the architecture of distant exotic cultures, the Giraffe House stands out as the most significant.

Similarly to Kós' view of the Kalotaszeg/Tara Cälatei region, the Zoo also is not complete without a castle ruin.

“Thus, I acquired a small bit of land on a steep hillside in Sztána (Stana) above the station, and there I stuck a little house.” (Kós Károly: Életrajz. Szerk.: Benkő Samu.

‘In 1653 AD I started the construction of the herd barn, for which I hired carpenter János Bot from Sztána. Also, I had new shingles put on the roof of the old house and a new porch added.

‘So that the artificial rock does not appear so barren, we set a small Norwegian House upon its southern slopes, aligned with the grand avenue of trees.

The Dairy Canteen is a shingle-roof cottage with a simple, boarded balcony andopen porch, artistically clinging to the steep slope of the Big Rock.

‘The Poultry Run, in which a wide variety of types can be raised, could be of special interest to the public of Budapest. Turkeys, hens, and ducks live in the setting ofa small villagefarm.

“The harmony of the stylistic features of traditional folk architecture and modern art.” (Erdei Gyöngyi: A mintaadó polgármester. Bárczy István beruházási programja (1906–1914).

Initiatives had already begun prior to the turn of the century to create independent buildings for the Székely National Museum that had been established in 1879.

‘Vigand (Toroczkai.

The first sketches were radically different from the final versions of the designs.

The house designed for the attorneys Károly and István Keresztes integrates harmoniously into the character of the row houses on its street and enriches the existing historic surroundings.