Parliament (Orszaghaz), Budapest
The Eclectic Parliament building, stretching along the Danube Bank, was designed by Imre Steindl. Not only is it an impressive site, so are the dimensions. It is a truly awe-inspiring sight: 268 metres in length and 118 metres wide.
It
encloses over 17,000 square metres; its corridors embrace ten inner courtyards.
The best of the 19th-century Hungarian applied and fine artists worked on the
iron-filigree on its wrought iron gates, on the chandeliers, on the frescoes
decorating the facade and the halls, on the statues, and the golden
ornamentation.
Building began in 1885 in Budapest, and although in 1896 the parliament session commemorating the Millennium (the 1000th anniversary of the Hungarian Settlement) was held here, the work was only completed in 1904.
The Hungarian
Holy Crown and the coronation jewels are exhibited in the Dome Hall. The
building is home to the public Parliamentary Library (Országgyűlési Könyvtár).
There are guided tours to parts of the complex.
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Data card
| Category: | Architectural heritage |
| Settlement: | Budapest, V. district |
| Address: | 1055 Budapest, V. kerület, Kossuth Lajos tér 1-3. |
| Phone: | 1/441-4904 |
| E-mail: | idegenforgalom@parlament.hu |
| Opening times: | Mon 8-11, Tue-Sat 8-16, Sun 8-14 |
| Fax: | 1/441-4801 |
| Parliament (Orszaghaz), Budapest magyarul | |
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| Hungary sights, Architects: | Historic buildings:, Public |
| Artistic styles and eras:: | Neo-Gothic |
| Historical periods and events:: | Hungarian Millennium 1896 |
