Hungarian Parliament Building
by Lucinda Walter
Title
Hungarian Parliament Building
Artist
Lucinda Walter
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Photograph - Photography, Digital Art, Fine Art
Description
The Parliament Building, Budapest Hungary, Europe. I was on a Danube River Dinner Cruise when I took this photo. That object in the water that looks like a bus is a bus.
So if it looks like a bus & drives like a bus..... It is a waterbus and they offer tours!
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Budapest was united from three cities in 1873 and seven years later the diet resolved to establish a new, representative Parliament Building, expressing the sovereignty of the nation. An international competition was held, and Imre Steindl emerged as the victor; the plans of two other competitors were later also realized in the form of the Ethnographical Museum and the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture, both of which face the Parliament Building. Construction from the winning plan was started in 1885 and the building was inaugurated on the 1000th anniversary of the country in 1896, and completed in 1904. (The architect of the building went blind before its completion.) About one thousand people were involved in construction, during which 40 million bricks, half a million precious stones and 40 kilograms (88 lb) of gold were used. After World War II the diet became single-chambered and today the government uses only a small portion of the building. During the communist regime a red star perched on the top of the dome, but was removed in 1990. MSzdeclared the Hungarian Republic from the balcony facing Lajos Kossuth Square on 23 October 1989.
The Parliament Building is in the Gothic Revival style; it has a symmetrical facade and a central dome. The dome is Renaissance Revival architecture.[3] Also from inside the parliament is symmetrical and thus has two absolutely identical parliament halls out of which one is used for the politics, the other one is used for guided tours. It is 268 m (879 ft) long and 123 m (404 ft) wide. Its interior includes 10 courtyards, 13 passenger and freight elevators, 27 gates, 29 staircases and 691 rooms (including more than 200 offices). With its height of 96 m (315 ft), it is one of the two tallest buildings in Budapest, along with Saint Stephen's Basilica. The number 96 refers to the nation's millennium, 1896, and the conquest of the later Kingdom of Hungary in 896. The main fae faces the River Danube, but the official main entrance is from the square in front of the building. Inside and outside, there are altogether 242 sculptures on the walls. On the fae, statues of Hungarian rulers, Transylvanian leaders and famous military people are displayed. Over the windows, there are pictures of coats of arms of kings and dukes. The main entrance is the stairs located on the eastern side, bordered by two lions. When entering the Parliament, visitors can walk up great ornamental stairs, see frescoes on the ceiling and pass by the bust of the creator, Imre Steindl, in a wall niche. Other statues include those of p Stephen I and John Hunyadi. One of the famous parts of the building is the hexadecagonal (sixteen-sided) central hall, with huge chambers adjoining it: the Lower House and the Upper House. The modern National Assembly is unicameral and meets in the Lower House chamber, while the Upper House chamber is used as a conference and meeting room. The Holy Crown of Hungary, which is also depicted in the coat of arms of Hungary, has been displayed in the central hall since 2000.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Parliament_Building
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Comments (18)
Lucinda Walter
Vicki, thank you very much for the feature in Photography From Around The World. I'm honored!
Vicki Spindler
Beautiful!!! :)
Lucinda Walter replied:
Vicki, thank you very much for the feature in Photography From Around The World. I'm honored!
Lianne Schneider
What an incredible night shot Lucinda - this is breathtaking! And the history you provide just brings it to life. This almost looks like a fairy tale it's so ornate and lovely. That golden glow is magnificent. F/V FB
Lucinda Walter replied:
I really enjoyed our time in Budapest and this cruise on the Danube was excellent. Thanks much dear Lianne for your wonderful comments! I'm honored!