Hűség és szolgálat. A politizáló Kós Károly
Loyalty and Service: The Politician Károly Kós

Summary/Abstract: For Károly Kós, Transylvania represented home. As an architect, he successfully revitalized Hungarian national architecture by drawing on the design heritage of houses, churches, and agricultural buildings preserved in the region. The distinctive culture of Transylvania can only be understood through the mutual influence of the cultures of the peoples living there. This mutual influence forms the foundation of his Transylvanist theory. Károly Kós spiritually identified with the cultural treasures of Transylvania and the people who created them through their work. After the Treaty of Trianon, he took on their representation as a politician, doing everything in his power to ensure the success of the struggle for Transylvania’s autonomy. His workplace and residence, known as Varjúvár (Raven’s Castle), became one of the emblematic buildings of Kalotaszeg.

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