Hungarian Parliament

If you are lucky enough to get inside, consider yourself a winner! Because inside you can see the real crown of the Hungarian king! Don't miss your chance to look inside one of the most beautiful buildings in Europe!

A bit of history: The decision to build a parliament building was made after the unification of Buda and Pest in 1873. The competition was won by the famous neo-Gothic enthusiast Imre Steindl. The site was chosen on the eastern bank of the Danube between the first two permanent bridges in Budapest - the Széchenyi Chain Bridge and the Margaret Bridge. Construction lasted from 1885 to 1904. Even before the construction was completed, in 1896, lavish celebrations were held there in honor of the millennium of the conquest of Hungary by the Magyar tribes. The Dome Hall of the Parliament was opened for the celebration. The building was erected in the neo-Gothic style with elements of oriental architecture. Given the geography of the area, Steindl located the Parliament so that its most notable features could be seen equally from all sides.

The Parliament building is the largest in Hungary; it has 691 rooms, 29 staircases and 10 courtyards. There are 88 columns around the building. The building was planned to be built by 1896, but by that time only the central domed hall had been built. The height of the central dome is 27 m, the diameter of the dome is 20 m. The wings located on both sides of the dome contain the parliamentary meeting rooms (previously, the Hungarian parliament was bicameral). Currently, the second meeting room is used for conferences. The facade is decorated with statues of the rulers of Hungary and Transylvania. The interiors are lavishly decorated in a medieval manner, using mosaic panels, stained glass and gilding.

Route from Deák Ferenc tér: red line of metro M2 to Kossuth Lajos tér station.

https://www.parlament.hu/hu/web/orszaghaz

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