Budapest has historical buildings, baths and parks.
TheRoman Catholiccathedral,St. Stephen's Basilica, is in the5th district of Budapest. Thechurch is aNeo-Renaissance-style cathedral. It is one of the most significant church buildings inHungary. The building is named in honor of the Hungarian founding king,St. Stephen (975-1038), whose right hand, theHoly Right, is kept here as a relic. With a height of 96meters, it is the fourth-tallest building in the country and the third tallest in the capital after theParliament and theMOL Campus.
The former royalpalace, theBuda Castle -as part of theCastle District- has been part of Budapest'sWorld Heritage Sites since 1987. TheGothic-style royalpalace was built in the 1300s and lasted until the end of the 1400s. Due to theTurkish occupation from 1541 to 1686, very serious damage was done to both the castle and the buildings of the Castle District. In the building of thepalace, theNational Széchényi Library has been located in the back, decorated withArt Nouveau elements, and theHungarian National Gallery and theBudapest History Museum are located in thepalace.
Also on theCastle Hill, theMatthias Church is aGothicchurch with a great historical past. It was originally built inRomanesque style in 1015, but was destroyed during theMongol invasion in 1241. The current building was built in the14th century and underwent a thorough reconstruction in the late19th century. After the occupation ofBuda, thechurch was transformed into amosque, during which the late Gothic frescoes inside the church were destroyed. After the liberation of Buda, according to the plans ofFrigyes Schulek, it was restored to its second, Gothic state. During theSecond World War, it was used as a camp by theGermans and theSoviets duringthe siege of Budapest.
TheHungarian Parliament Building, also known as the Parliament of Budapest after its location, is the seat of theNational Assembly of Hungary, a notablelandmark ofHungary, and a popular tourist destination in Budapest. It is situated on theKossuth Lajos Square in thePest side of the city, on the eastern bank of theDanube. It was designed byHungarian architectImre Steindl inneo-Gothic style and opened in 1902. It has been the largest building in Hungary since its completion, and the third biggest Parliament building in the world.
Furthernorth, the building of theNational Police Headquarters (in the common language “Police-Palace”) located in theÁrpád Göncz City Center. Since its completion, its shape and size have been one of the defining buildings of the whole of Budapest in terms of cityscape. The plans were completed in the 1990s byJózsef Finta andGéza Meichl, and their construction was financed byPostabank collaborating with theHungarian police. 36,000cubic meters ofconcrete and 4.5 thousandtons ofrebar were used for the construction. The headquarters can be divided into two parts, one eight-story and columnar and the other sixteen stories and cylindrical, with police antennas at the top that extend 93meters high. In 2007, an unknown person fired at the building with a machine gun.
On the south, in the10th district of Budapest, located thetransmission tower on Száva Street. With a height of 154meters, it is the third-tallest structure in Budapest (after theMount Széchenyi TV mast and the chimney ofÓbuda Power Plant). The tower is well visible from the southern Pest region of the capital, but it can be seen in several lookouts of Buda too. It was built in 1987, and it is currently owned byHungarian Telekom. As abackbone transmitter, it broadcasts digital terrestrial radio (T-DAB +) and digital television channels (DVB-T standard,MinDig TV and mobile phoneDVB-H).
Other landmarks in Budapest are theCitadel, theStatue of Liberty, theMillenium Monument, theZoo, theHungarian National Museum, theGreat Market Hall, theDohány Street Synagogue and the famousthermal baths (Széchenyi,Szent Gellért,Király). Budapest is also known for the ruins ofAquincum, the capital city of theRoman Province of Pannonia.
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