Mihály Pollack

Mihály Pollack
Portrait of Mihály Pollack from ca.1850, oil on canvas by Mór Than
Born	Michael Pollack (1773-08-30)30 August 1773 Vienna, Archduchy of Austria
Died	(1855-01-03)3 January 1855 Pest, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire
Nationality	Austrian, Hungarian
Other names	Mihály Pollák
Alma mater	TU Wien, Vienna
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Hungarian National Museum, Budapest

Mihály Pollack (né Michael Pollack; 30 August 1773 — 3 January 1855) was an Austrian-born Hungarian architect, key figure of neoclassical architecture. His main work is the Hungarian National Museum (1837–46).

Michael Pollack, later known as Mihály Pollack, was born in Vienna in 1773. Between 1793-94, he moved to Milan to his half-brother architect Leopold Pollack. In 1798, he moved to Pest, where in 1808 he took a lead role in the city's Beautification Commission, and became increasingly influential.

Between 1810 and 1830 he designed many residential buildings, later larger palaces and public buildings. His architectural expression progressed from baroque towards neoclassical style. He died, aged 81, in Pest.

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  Sándor Palace, Budapest (1803–06)
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  Ruins of Alcsút Palace of Archduke Joseph, Alcsútdoboz (1819–27)
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  Ludovica Military Academy (1828–36)
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  Hungarian National Museum (1837–46)

See also

• Neoclassical architects
• Neoclassical architecture in Hungary

External links

• Media related to Mihály Pollack at Wikimedia Commons