{"id":13361,"date":"2026-01-22T09:46:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T08:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/egy-tortenelmi-nyomda-uj-elete-az-up-hotel-budapest-epulete\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:39:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T09:39:45","slug":"a-new-life-for-a-historic-printing-house-the-up-hotel-budapest-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/en\/a-new-life-for-a-historic-printing-house-the-up-hotel-budapest-building\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Life for a Historic Printing House \u2013 The Up Hotel Budapest Building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/posner-karoly-lajos-gelleri-mor-a-magyar-ipar1887-7ae9d0-1024-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/posner-karoly-lajos-gelleri-mor-a-magyar-ipar1887-7ae9d0-1024-2.jpg 748w, https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/posner-karoly-lajos-gelleri-mor-a-magyar-ipar1887-7ae9d0-1024-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/posner-karoly-lajos-gelleri-mor-a-magyar-ipar1887-7ae9d0-1024-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/posner-karoly-lajos-gelleri-mor-a-magyar-ipar1887-7ae9d0-1024-2-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/posner-karoly-lajos-gelleri-mor-a-magyar-ipar1887-7ae9d0-1024-2-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/posner-karoly-lajos-gelleri-mor-a-magyar-ipar1887-7ae9d0-1024-2-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Up Hotel Budapest stands in a building that is a true piece of history. Constructed in the late 19th century, it originally operated as a printing house owned by <strong>K\u00e1roly Lajos Posner,<\/strong> a prominent industrialist in graphic and paper processing. Born in 1822 and passing away in 1887, Posner established his own printing and lithography institute in Pest, initially focusing on book printing and binding. Encouraged by \u00c1goston Trefort, he later expanded into cartography and map publishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The building\u2019s unique value lies in its 19th-century reinforced concrete structures, which were considered engineering achievements of the era. The printing house not only produced graphic works but also specialized in cartographic publications, releasing atlases and maps in the 1880s under the name \u201cK\u00e1roly Lajos Posner and Son Cartographic Institute.\u201d This remarkable past continues to enrich the building\u2019s character today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the hotel\u2019s renovation, preserving these historical elements was a priority. While maintaining the industrial heritage, the building was transformed into a modern hotel, with redesigned fa\u00e7ades and large glass surfaces creating a visual connection to the nearby Hunyadi Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story continues with the Posner Bistro &amp; Bar, part of the hotel, which combines hospitality with history, honouring K\u00e1roly Lajos Posner\u2019s legacy while offering a contemporary guest experience. Today, the building beautifully balances its 19th-century industrial and cartographic heritage with 21st-century design and functionality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Up Hotel Budapest stands in a building that is a true piece of history. Constructed in the late 19th century, it originally operated as a printing house owned by K\u00e1roly Lajos Posner, a prominent industrialist in graphic and paper processing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":13363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-budapest-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13361"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13365,"href":"https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13361\/revisions\/13365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uphotelbudapest.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}