Turin 1911: The World's Fair in Italy

Object/Work Type
National Pavilions

Components/Parts
Stool for the Hungarian Pavilion

Title Text
Pavilion of Hungary

Alternate Title Text
Padiglioni dell'Ungheria

Creator Description
Emil Tőry, Móric (Maurice) Pogány, and Dénes Györgyi. Built by Impresa Fornaroli & Borrini.

Creation Date
1910-1911

Demolition Date
1911-1912

Styles/Periods Description

National Romanticism; Art Nouveau, Modernism.

Styles/Periods Indexing Terms
Eclectic Style

Dimension Description

6000 square meters

Materials/Techniques Description
<p>The Pavilion was entirely constructed with wood, decorated with drawings, friezes, and bas-reliefs. Six green bronze warriors with gold-painted helmets patrolled the entrance. The external walls are yellow ochre; (E. F. "Quella che fu,"L'Esposizione di Torino: giornale ufficiale illustrato dell'Esposizione Internazionale delle industrie e del lavoro 1911, Torino: Stabilimento Tipografico Guido Momo, no. 35: 557-8).</p>

Materials/Techniques Name
Stoneware (Pottery), Lead (Metal), Copper (Metal), Frame Construction (Wood Frame Construction), Tile (Material)

Material Color
Yellow (Color), Turquoise (Color), Colors (Hues or Tints), Violet (Color), Green (Color)

Descriptive Note Text

Named “King’s Attila Tent-Palace,” the Hungarian Pavilion was unanimously considered the “Pearl of the Exposition” and praised for its ability to evoke a sense of motion in a perfectly geometric structure. The designers’ aim was to give visual expression to the power of the Hungarian military tradition, underscore its relevance to the present, and celebrate the strong and determined nature of the Hungarian nation and its people. Made entirely of wood, the Pavilion of Hungary combined the Romantic vision of the Tent-Palace of ancient king Attila with the Modernist inspiration of its stern cubic blocks. Harmoniously fused in the pavilion, Romantic echoes and Modernist traits are the defining elements of Hungarian functionalism. The building is a mirror of the lively social and cultural situation of the Hungarian nation, and particularly Budapest, during the first decade of the twentieth century.

The Pavilion of Hungary was located on the left bank of the river Po, next to the Main entrance on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and the Orto Botanico (botanical gardens). It was designed by Hungarian architects Emil Tőry, Móric (Maurice) Pogány, and Dénes Györgyi. The Pavilion covered 6000 square meters. The Mostra Forestale Ungherese was located next to the Pavilion.

Code in the 1911 Map
SIM 7

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