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Budapest2006-40 : Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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This is the church of St. Anne (Szent Anna
Templom), which is located on the south side
of Batthyhány tér. The fine
Baroque building (Kristóf Hamon, Máté
Nepauer 1740-1762) is a wholly captivating
place of worship.
Over
the years the church has withstood the ravages
of earthquakes, floods, two World Wars and
the construction of the nearby metro line
and station. It's elegant well-proportioned
exterior is matched inside by the high altar
statues of the Virgin Mary and St Anne. Statues
of angels and cherubs embellish the supporting
altars, with a wonderful oval domed ceiling
fresco by Pál Molnar completing the
effect.
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Budapest2006-41 : Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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The Calvinist Church, situated in Kálvin
tér, was built in neo-Gothic style in
the nineteenth century. The four-columned great
porch, the organ loft and the pulpit are all
the work of the great Hungarian architect József
Hild. Master stained glass craftsman Miksa Róth
designed the acclaimed windows. The treasury
contains a fine collection of liturgical objects
dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
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Budapest2006-42 : Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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This is the Basilica of St. Stephen, which
is Budapest's largest church, holding more
than 8000 worshippers.
Designed
by Jozsef Hild in 1845, work only began in
earnest in 1851. However, Hild died before
the project was complete, leaving the task
of overseeing its construction to architect
Miklós Ybl. During an inspection, Ybl
was amazed to find that huge cracks had appeared
in many of the building's outer walls. Less
than a week after cordoning off the site,
the church's vast dome tilted and collapsed.
The remainder was also declared structurally
unsound and demolished to make way for Ybl's
neo-Renaissance design. The building, which
was finally opened by Emperor Francis Joseph
in 1906, also suffered terribly from allied
bombing raids during World War II.
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Budapest2006-43 : Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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The inside of the Basilica has been criticized
as being too dark - there are simply not enough
windows for such a large building. Consequently,
it's hard to fully appreciate the interior decoration
of the church, which includes Gyula Benczúr's
depiction of St. Stephen offering the Hungarian
crown to the Virgin Mary.
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Budapest2006-44 : Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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Photo taken from the tower of St. Stephen's
Basilika, showing Matthias church and the Fishermen's
Bastion on the Buda side of Danube river.
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Budapest2006-45 : Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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The impressive Parliament building seen from
St. Stephen's Basilika.
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Budapest2006-46 : Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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View from above of the longest street in Budapest,
Andrassy street.
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Budapest2006-47 : Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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Although other Soviet statues and memorials
in Budapest have been removed or carted off
to Statue Park, this monument remains as a
genuine reminder of the sacrifices made by
Red army troops who died liberating Budapest
in 1944/45.
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Budapest2006-48 : Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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In a beautiful park on Freedom square (Szabadsag
ter).
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Budapest2006-49 : Holiday in Budapest, Hungary (Jun/06) |
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An important metro station on the Buda side
is Moscow Square (Moszkva ter). The characteristic
building in the background is the Postal Palace
built in 1925.
Another
famous characteristic of this square is a
clock (not visible in the photo). Many Hungarians
use the clock as a meeting point, they often
use the phrase"lets meet under the clock".
However, due to restaurations of the square
there have been plans to remove the clock.
Many Hungarians have protested against this,
since they thing the clock is a very important
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