Description of the attraction
Seven years after the unification of Buda, Pest and Obuda, in 1880 the National Assembly decided to build a parliament building to emphasize the sovereign right of the Hungarian nation. A competition was announced, which was won by the architect Imre Steindl, but some of the ideas of two other participants in the competition were also implemented - in the building of the Ethnographic Museum and in the building of the Ministry of Agriculture. Construction began in 1885; the first meeting of the State Assembly was held in the building in 1896, during the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the Finding of the Motherland. The construction of the parliament was completed only in 1906. It should be noted that by the time the construction was completed, the architect of the project had gone blind.
The Parliament Building - one of the symbols of Budapest - was built in the eclectic style - it traces elements of neo-Gothic, Baroque and Renaissance. On the front staircase with frescoes by Karoi Lotz, the visitor enters the domed hall, the height of which is 27 m. Since January 1, 2000, the Holy Crown of Hungary and the coronation regalia have been buried here.
