Gellért Baths
Artúr Sebestyén + Ármin Hegedűs + Izidor Sterk · Budapest, Hungary · 1918
Gellért Baths combine hotel, thermal pools and elaborate public bathing rooms within one of Budapest’s richest Secession-era interiors. Domed halls, mosaics, stained glass, sculptural columns and geometric tilework transform bathing infrastructure into a sequence of ceremonial rooms. The complex was designed by Artúr Sebestyén, Ármin Hegedűs and Izidor Sterk and opened in 1918, later expanding with outdoor pools. Its architecture is inseparable from Budapest’s geothermal culture and demonstrates how early twentieth-century public health and leisure programs could support exceptionally crafted civic interiors.