<br><dd>Former József Telephone Center (aka Budapesti II. Telephone Center). Architect: Rezső Vilmos Ray. Built in between 1910 and 1917. It was the first major reinforced concrete construction to be built at a state cost in Hungary. The façade overlooking Mihály Horváth Square is both modern, romantic and baroque. Castle-palace shaped. In 1919 under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Soviet_Republic" class="extiw" title="en:Hungarian Soviet Republic">Hungarian Revolution of 1918-1919</a> and in 1959 under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956" class="extiw" title="en:Hungarian Revolution of 1956">Hungarian Revolution of 1956</a> used as fortification. Decorated with architectural sculptures, limestone and bronze reliefs (Szilárd Sződy, József Damkó, Ignác Langer) In second half of the 2010s remodelled to Kozmo Hotel and to Üttő Luxury Suites<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.uttoluxurysuites.com/">[1]</a> - 17-18 (17 or 17-19) Horváth Mihály Square = 20 Német Street (Parcel Number: 35197), Csarnok neighbourhood, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zsefv%C3%A1ros" class="extiw" title="en:Józsefváros">8th district</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest" class="extiw" title="en:Budapest">Budapest</a>.</dd>
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