We
were out one day with Paul, cycling along the Rio Guadalquivir when we passed
the site of the ´92 World Expo on the other side of the river. I looked back
and spotted a familiar sight, the seven towers of the Hungarian building. We
turned back to see whether the gate was open and fortunately we could just
walk through it to have a look around.
The
building was built by Imre Makovecz who is probably the most famous Hungarian
architect in my country. He has many amazing constructions and in most of them
he uses the symbolism of the Hungarian folklore.
Even
during its construction it attracted attention and it´s talked about as the
most innovative building of the site. After the World Expo the architect tried
everything in his power to take it to Hungary however he wasn´t successful. The
sight of it today would break his heart, as it broke mine.
It
saddened me greatly to see that this amazing building is already falling into
disrepair. I admit I did try to go inside but I couldn´t. You can see a few
photos about the inside and the outside of the building just after it was built
here.
Apart
from the Hungarian building the World Expo site has lots of awesome-looking
buildings so it’s worth doing the short trip over the river.
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