István Széchenyi (Franz Joseph) Square seen from the coronation hill, Lloyd Palace opposite. The photo was taken between 1873-1879.
Freighter port and warehouses on the lower quay of Pest, seen from the Chain Bridge. Lloyd's Palace on Eötvös Square on the left, Stein House on the right. The photo was taken between 1880 and 1890.
István Széchenyi (Ferenc József) Square, opposite Lloyd Palace and Stein House. At the bridgehead of the Láchíd is the cargo ship harbour and warehouses. The photo was taken around 1893.
István Széchenyi (Ferenc József) Square, statue of Ferenc Deák (Adolf Huszár, 1887), Lloyd Palace in the background. The photo was taken in 1896.
Széchenyi István (Ferenc József) Square, opposite Lloyd Palace. The photo was taken in 1932.
Széchenyi István (Ferenc József) Square in front of the headquarters of the Hungarian Commercial Bank of Pest (now the Ministry of the Interior). The photo was taken on the occasion of the repatriation of the 1848 flags from the Soviet Union on 24 March 1941. In the background, the Lloyd Palace on the corner of Dorottya Street.
István Széchenyi (Ferenc József) Square, Lloyd Palace. The photo was taken in 1945.
Széchenyi István (Ferenc József) Square - Eötvös Square - Apáczai Csere János Street, Lloyd Palace on the left. The photo was taken in 1945.
Eötvös Square. The shot is taken from the front of the Danube Palace (formerly the Ritz Hotel), showing the houses on János Apáczai Csere (Mária Valéria) Street, with the Lloyd Palace side facade on the left. The photo was taken in 1945."What is needed is a serious, persistent will on the part of each of us, directed to visit, use and animate the young institution frequently, perhaps at first with some sacrifice of our habits, our desires and our interests."
"As regards freedom of action, our institution desires nothing more than to do what is in the interest of the country as a whole, and to be free from any unilateral tendency, as it has been far from seeking to cultivate its own interests at the expense of the common good. "
"Our poor mother, this dismembered Hungary is sick, seriously sick, and let us put aside all other interests, real or apparent, and keep in mind the only point of view: what is necessary, what is good for our poor, sick mother: Hungary."