Lábasház
Step onto Orsolya tér and you’re in front of the Lábasház (literally, the “Lábas House”), a late Renaissance building at Orsolya tér 5. It was built around 1570, and the name comes from its ground-floor arcade—an arcaded row that once gave the whole façade a very distinctive rhythm. That ground floor didn’t start out as an art venue. In earlier times, butchers’ stalls lined up there—so this spot belonged to the everyday business of feeding a city, not exhibiting it. The 20th century left its mark too. During World War II, bombing raids caused serious damage in the neighboring baroque building on Orsolya tér 4, and a new structure was raised there based on László Erdeős’s plans—an outcome that many people criticized. Even so, later changes made it possible for the Lábasház to become a home for temporary exhibitions, which is exactly what it hosts today.
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