WEKERLE GARDEN CITY (WEKERLETELEP)

In response to the sudden development of Budapest and the ensuing housing crisis at the beginning of the ^20thcentury, the prime minister of the time, Sándor Wekerle, decided to build this beautiful, off-center Transylvanian-style garden city on the outskirts of Pest (now Kispest). The architect Károly Kós, a native of Transylvania, was commissioned to design it, and decided to emphasize the sense of community and closeness to the environment.