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Budapest's Art Nouveau
Architecture
Art Nouveau architecture (and its Viennese variant, Secessionism) is Bud-
apest's signature style, and examples can be seen throughout the city. Its
sinuous curves, flowing, asymmetrical forms, colourful tiles and other decor-
ative elements stand out like beacons in a sea of refined and elegant baroque
and mannered, geometric neoclassical buildings. It will have you gasping in
surprise.
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Apart from Sezessionstil in Austria and Szecesszió in Hungary, Art Nouveau (from the
French 'New Art') is known as Jugendstil in Germany, Modern in Russia, Modernisme in
Catalonia and Stile Liberty in Italy.
