The Castle District of Sopron is a 40-60 meter wide boulevard, which was formed on the outer skirt of the ditch running along the city walls that encircled the former historical core of the town, on the so called glacis slope. Consequently, from direction of the castle walls the row of houses, mostly of Rococo and Louis XVI style built in the 18th-19th century, appears with alternating building height, developed typically on narrow plots. The only exception is one spot where the facade is interrupted by war dam-ages and part of the castle wall reveals as a visual element. The outer row of houses consists of earlier, partly medieval buildings with wider lot divisions, resulting in patio houses that are connected to Castle District with passages. Once long ago ? after the development of the surrounding facades ? market function was present in this area of historical significance: it gave place to cattle markets or at some parts of it hay markets were held in the middle of the 19th century. In the 19th century, the Castle Dis-trict was more of a contiguous, slightly outwards sloping area than a boulevard, even though also a tram line was running along it.
© Balázs Danyi

Architects: Hetedik M?terem

Location: Sopron, Hungary

Architect In Charge: Levente Szabó

Area: 15040.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Balázs Da...