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The Castle Quarter features buildings in the Gothic and Baroque styles. Buildings in Pest are in the Historicism and Art Nouveau styles. The Andrássy Avenue, which was added as an extension to the World Heritage Site in 2002, was built in the late 19th century and marked the transformation of Budapest into a modern metropolis.
The architecture of Hungary is understood as the architecture of the territory of Hungary, and in a wider sense the historical territory of the Kingdom of Hungary. Major European styles from Roman to Postmodern is represented, including renowned examples of Romanesque , Gothic , Renaissance , Baroque , Classical , Modern and International Style ...
Hungarian Academy of Science, the facade of the academy is adorned with statues by Emil Wolff and Miklós Izsó, symbolizing major fields of knowledge: law natural history, mathematics, philosophy, linguistics and history. Danube Palace; Buda Castle, this palace was a turbulent history dating back to the 13th century. Its present form, however ...
The Hungarian Parliament Building (Hungarian: Országház [ˈorsaːkhaːz], lit. ' House of the Country ' or ' House of the Nation '), also known as the Parliament of Budapest after its location, [5] is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, a notable landmark of Hungary, and a popular tourist destination in Budapest.
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The castle was designed by Ignác Alpár to feature copies of several landmark buildings from different parts of the Kingdom of Hungary, especially the Hunyad Castle in Transylvania (now in Romania). As the castle contains parts of buildings from various time periods, it displays different architectural styles: Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance ...
Buildings and structures in Hungary by county (20 C) Buildings and structures in Hungary by type (25 C) Lists of buildings and structures in Hungary (3 C, 17 P)
The building of the Gothic Hall is connected to the Stephen's Castle (István vár) on the western side. It is the oldest part of the medieval royal palace which was built in the 1340s-1370s. It was named after Prince Stephen, Duke of Slavonia, the younger brother of King Louis I of Hungary. Only the foundation of the so-called Stephen's Tower ...