Perczel Mór utca - Szabadság tér corner, American Embassy, Budapest, 1942
This 1942 black-and-white photo captures a snow-covered urban scene in Budapest, showcasing the ornate architecture of a prominent building near the American Embassy. The foreground features large snowbanks, and a vintage wrought iron street lamp enhances the nostalgic winter atmosphere. Bare trees and dim light suggest a serene, overcast winter day.
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FORTEPAN / Archiv für Zeitgeschichte ETH Zürich / Agnes Hirschi
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This 1942 black-and-white photo captures a snow-covered urban scene in Budapest, showcasing the ornate architecture of a prominent building near the American Embassy. The foreground features large snowbanks, and a vintage wrought iron street lamp enhances the nostalgic winter atmosphere. Bare trees and dim light suggest a serene, overcast winter day.
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Perczel Mór utca - Szabadság tér corner, American Embassy, Budapest, 1942
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Perczel Mór utca - Szabadság tér sarok, az amerikai követség épülete. Pirossal jelölve a Svájci Követség Idegen Érdekek Képviseletének irodája.
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This 1942 black-and-white photo captures a snow-covered urban scene in Budapest, showcasing the ornate architecture of a prominent building near the American Embassy. The foreground features large snowbanks, and a vintage wrought iron street lamp enhances the nostalgic winter atmosphere. Bare trees and dim light suggest a serene, overcast winter day.
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1942
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Hungary
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Budapest V.
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47.49835
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19.04045
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Archiv für Zeitgeschichte ETH Zürich / Agnes Hirschi
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Perczel Mór utca - Szabadság tér corner, American Embassy, Budapest, 1942
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This 1942 black-and-white photo captures a snow-covered urban scene in Budapest, showcasing the ornate architecture of a prominent building near the American Embassy. The foreground features large snowbanks, and a vintage wrought iron street lamp enhances the nostalgic winter atmosphere. Bare trees and dim light suggest a serene, overcast winter day.
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urban scene
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embassy
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historic architecture
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Budapest
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urban
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winter season
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winter
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landscape
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street lighting
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architecture
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snow
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diplomatic buildings
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snow-covered streets
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The image depicts an urban winter scene characterized by snow-covered streets and buildings. In the foreground, large snowbanks ripple across the ground, suggesting recent snowfall. The snow is unevenly piled, indicating that it has been moved or disturbed.
To the left, a prominent building stands, showcasing an ornate architectural style typical of the early 20th century. It features multiple floors with symmetrical rows of windows, some of which have decorative elements. The upper part of the building has a peaked roof with a decorative finial and additional details that hint at its historical significance.
A street lamp is situated prominently on the right side of the image, designed with an intricate base and topped with a rounded light fixture. The lamp appears to be made of wrought iron, adding to the vintage aesthetic of the scene. There are shadows cast by the lamp and the building, indicating that the photograph may have been taken during the day, although the light is dim, suggesting perhaps an overcast sky.
The image has a monochromatic appearance, likely a black-and-white photograph, which lends a nostalgic feeling to the scene. In the midground, additional buildings can be seen, though they are less detailed and fade into the background haze, adding to the overall muted atmosphere. The trees visible near the snowbanks are bare, further suggesting the winter season.
Overall, this scene conveys a sense of stillness and quiet that is often associated with snowy urban landscapes.
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Perczel Mór utca - Szabadság tér sarok, az amerikai követség épülete. Pirossal jelölve a Svájci Követség Idegen Érdekek Képviseletének irodája.