Hungary's largest church and the seat of the Catholic Church in Hungary. The Classicist basilica houses a Renaissance masterpiece, the Bakócz Chapel. The Treasury's collection is extremely rich. The basilica is 118 metres long, 49 meteres wide, and 100 metres in height. Arches connect the two 57-metre towers on the left and right of the ...

Europe's largest synagogue was built in Romantic style between 1854 and 1859 based on designs by Ludwig Förster, also incorporating work by Frigyes Feszl. The 3-part interior seats over 3,000 people. The typical Romantic style is mixed with Byzantine-Moorish elements, lending a peculiarlaly Eastern look to this monumental, double-domed building ...

The National Gallery as the most complete collection of Hungarian painting and sculpture, holds around 100,000 artefacts. There are outstanding collections: the old Hungarian and the 19th-20th century painting, sculptures, and graphic, and contemporary collections.

The oldest and largest public collection in Hungary presents the history of the country in a permanent exhibition that stretches from the time of state establishmen (1000 AD) up to the democratic change of systems (1990 AD). It safeguards numerous priceless treasures. The Museum, founded by Count Ferenc Széchényi in 1802, contains over a ...

The 11 metre-tall octagonal pyramidion marks Hungary's geographical centre determined at the coordinates of 11 degrees on the 47th northern latitude and of 30 degrees on the 19th eastern longitude. The area around the tower, designed by architect József Kerényi and built in 1978, is a favoured venue for many events. Nature-lovers once marked ...

The statue of Lajos Kossuth, the outstanding politician of the 1848-49 War of Independence, can be found in Kossuth Square close to the Parliament. The main figure of the composition seen today is the work of Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl. At its base the Balatonalmádi red stone pedestal is 15 metres long. The standing bronze figure of Lajos ...

The statue standing on the top of Gellért Hill is a significant feature of the cityscape. The female figure was created in 1947 as the central figure of a Liberation Monument. The soldier figures around her were removed over time, and thus it became the symbol of liberty. Dominating the cityscape of Budapest from almost every angle, the statue ...

The Museum of Ethnography is one of Europe's largest of its kind. Around 200 000 textiles, ceramics, and pieces of furniture are held alongside the collection of crafts and religious artifacts in the Hungarian and international sections, covering almost every corner of the world.The permanent exhibition 'Folk Culture of the Hungarians' shows ...

Original buildings and artefacts illustrate the 18th- to 20th-century rural architecture, furniture, and the way of life in the most distinctive regions of Hungary. It is also a venue for numerous events which preserve traditions. The buildings are divided into 9 different landscape units. Within each of these landscape units the houses and ...

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 ...

Click to the picture - panoramaphoto by Boros Sándor!

Click to the picture - panoramaphoto by Boros Sándor!

Click to the picture - panoramaphoto by Boros Sándor!

Built between 1904 and 1907, the powerful facade of this Secession building of some 2,600 square metres catches the eye.Designed by Kálmán Giergl and Flóris Korb, the exterior of this generous palace, with its wide windows, stress the significance of the building. Upon entering, visitors find themselves in a foyer with colourful, splendid ...

Although divided into three major sections, the avenue, which has been part of the World Heritage since 2002, shows an outstanding architectural homogeneity which can be explained by the fact it was completely built up in little over ten years. The 2.3 kilometer long route of Andrássy Avenue (Andrássy út) was determined in 1872. In 1884 only ...

The exhibition is about life in the Bronze and Iron Ages; houses, ovens, and personal belongings are all on display. One of the 2,700 year-old Iron Age wooden structured grave mounds can also be visited. Created out of the 6-hectare excavation site of the famous burial mounds, the Archaeological Park became the first prehistoric open-air museum ...

The largest colony of bee eaters in Europe, some 50 to 60 pairs nest here annually from early May to autumn in hollows carved into the loess wall.

The Vácrátót botanical garden is the most significant in Hungary and the richest in terms of plant life. The buildings, structures and historic garden design of this 29 hectares of protected nature reserve form a protected heritage unit. This sentimental English-style landscaped palace garden has survived virtually in its original form. A ...