Albert Schickedanz (October 14, 1846 - July 11, 1915) was a Hungarian architect and painter in the Eclectic style.
After studying in Karlsruhe and Vienna, he worked beside the famous Hungarian architect Miklós Ybl. He designed the Millenium memorial (1897-1905), the building of the Museum of Fine Arts (1899-1907) and the Műcsarnok (Hall of Art, 1905) in Budapest; the latter are located opposite eachother on the gigantic Heroes' Square at the end of Andrássy Boulevard. He also designed the plinth of the memorial of Count Lajos Batthyány and the plinthes of the statues of Ferenc Deák, János Arany, etc. He was also active in painting and applied art. Between 1880 and 1902, he taught at the School of Applied Arts, Budapest. His townscapes are kept in the Budapest History Museum. Lajos Batthyány (Count of Batthyány) (February 14, 1806 - October 6, 1849) was from a long line of counts and a descendant of The Capet Kings of France. ... Deák Ferenc, (October 17, 1803, Söjtör - January 28, 1876, Budapest), was a Hungarian statesman, known as The Wise Man of the Nation. He first went into politics in 1833 when he attended the assembly of Pressburg (now Bratislava) instead of his older brother. ...
AlbertSchickedanz, who designed both the Museum of Fine Arts and the Mûcsarnok (Exhibition Hall) on Heroes' Square, came up with a unique version of these antecedents.
AlbertSchickedanz and György Zala: The central statues of the Millennial Memorial, with the equestrian statues of Árpád and the conquering chieftains; the kings' gallery is in the background, with the chariots of War and Peace on the top.
During the 1919 revolution, the statues of the Habsburgs in the kings' gallery of the memorial were toppled; the statue of Franz Joseph was sledged to smithereens.