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'''Albert Schickedanz''' (or Schikedanz) (October 14, 1846 &ndash; July 11, 1915) was an [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] [[architect]] and [[Painting|painter]] in the [[Eclecticism in art|Eclectic style]].

Schickedanz was born in [[Bielsko-Biała|Biala]], [[Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria]], to an [[ethnic German]] family. He studied at his home town and at Käsmark (now [[Kežmarok]], [[Slovakia]]).

After studying in [[Karlsruhe]] and [[Vienna]], Schickedanz worked beside the [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] architect [[Miklós Ybl]]. He designed the Millennium memorial (1897&ndash;1905), the building of the [[Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest)|Museum of Fine Arts]] (1899&ndash;1907) and the [[Kunsthalle Budapest|Palace of Art]] (1905) in [[Budapest]]; the latter are located opposite each other on the gigantic [[Heroes' Square (Budapest)|Heroes' Square]] at the end of [[Andrássy Avenue]].

Schickedanz also designed the [[plinth]] of the memorial of Count [[Lajos Batthyány]] in [[Kerepesi Cemetery]] and the plinthes of the statues of [[Ferenc Deák (politician)|Ferenc Deák]] and [[János Arany]]. He was also active in painting and applied art. Between 1880 and 1902, he taught at the School of Applied Arts, Budapest. His [[townscape]]s are kept in the Budapest History Museum.

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