Az építész Bánffy Miklós (rajzok, tervek, épületek)
Bánffy Miklós, the Architect (Drawings, Plans, Buildings)

Summary/Abstract: Upon examination of the multi-faceted oeuvre of Bánffy Miklós one can conclude that not only his literary, political, theatrical and art work is notable, but also his works in the scope of architecture such as architecture policy, spatial planning of certain buildings and supporting monument protection. The architectural motives in our present study emerged during the writing, one after the other and they searched their place in the records. The Bánffy Castle in Bonchida (Bonţida), the Hungarian Opera-house (Budapest), and the Summer Theatre in Kolozsvár (Cluj) bears the outlook of life of Bánffy Miklós which combined conservatism with innovation. Monument protection is based on this combination of two principles, so it was no surprise that this task was found him first as the principal Chief Curator of the of the Transylvanian Reformed Church District, and after the war, as the Chairman of Committee of the Hungarian People's Association. Under his supporting management the Transylvanian monument protection was started and its first goal was to record all the existing monuments. During our study many topics remained unfolded partly or entirely, such as the building history of the Summer Theater in Kolozsvár, the Bánffy Palace in Budapest, or the works of the Monument Committee of the Transylvanian Reformed Church District. These topics may be the subject of separate studies in the near future and we believe that the results of their research will enrich our culture.

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