Albert Schickedanz (or Schikedanz) (October 14, 1846 – July 11, 1915) was an Austro-Hungarian architect and painter in the Eclectic style.
Schickedanz was born in Biala, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, to an ethnic German family. He studied at his house town and at Käsmark (now Kežmarok, Slovakia).
After studying in Karlsruhe and Vienna, Schickedanz worked next to the Hungarian architect Miklós Ybl. He intended the Millennium memorial (1897-1905), the building of the Museum of Fine Arts (1899-1907) and the Palace of Art (1905) in Budapest; the latter are located opposite each other upon the enormous Heroes’ Square at the stop of Andrássy Avenue.
Schickedanz also intended the plinth of the memorial of Count Lajos Batthyány in Kerepesi Cemetery and the plinthes of the statues of Ferenc Deák and János Arany. He was also alert in painting and applied art. Between 1880 and 1902, he taught at the School of Applied Arts, Budapest. His townscapes are kept in the Budapest History Museum.
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