FORMER FRANCISCAN FRIARY RENOVATED IN SZÉKESFEHÉRVÁR

25-05-2020

After nearly a year of reconstruction work, the building of the former Franciscan friary in Székesfehérvár was renovated. The Franciscan church and the friary adjoining from the north were built in the first half of the 18th century on the supposed site of the former palace of St. Stephen which, according to tradition, was also the birthplace of St. Emeric (the son of St. Stephen and Giselle of Bavaria).

The building was owned by Franciscan friars with minor interruptons for almost 200 years, later served as school dormitory, and now houses the Diocese Museum of Székesfehérvár.

During the renovation the ground floor corridors of the friary, the new reception area of the museum and the new café for visitors were covered with new Solnhofen limestone floor tiles, produced in Germany.

The flooring made of 45x45, 45x50 and 50x50 cm finely honed tiles gives a spectacular and elegant look to the renovated spaces.

As the original floor covering has remained in the St. Emeric Church, which adjoins directly the corridor of the friary, an exciting comparison can be made by the visitors who are interested in natural stone coverings: in a part of the corridor the new and old (worn for almost 300 years) surface of the Solnhofen limestone flooring are visible side by side.

The building is scheduled to reopen to visitors in June.

For more information about the Solnhofen limestone coverings click here, to see the surfaces click here.
To visit the website of the producer, click here.

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