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Royal Palace of Buda - Budapest
Region: Budapest & Surr.
Sub-region: Budapest
Type of sight: Ruins of castles
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In Buda, contrary to many other capitals, the royal castle really is at the top of a hill, as it is in all the best old stories. Known as the Royal Palace of Buda, it is visible from virtually every point in the city.
Not just one but three castles have been built on this site. The first appeared in the thirteenth century after the Mongol invasion and was a thick-walled fortress intended to withstand enemy attacks. Few contemporary descriptions have survived but archaeological digs have revealed fragmentary remains. In the fourteenth century it was enlarged in the Gothic style, and then at the time of one of Hungary's greatest monarchs, King Matthias, it was remodelled into a Renaissance palace famed far and wide.
The Turks took Buda without a battle in 1541, and for a while the mediaeval buildings remained structurally intact. However, they suffered grievously later through siege, conflagration, explosion and earthquake. The city walls often had to be patched up and new bastions built, and today a part of the fortifications from this period can still be seen.
Having lasted almost 150 years Turkish rule ended with a three-month siege, and this heralded the third main period of castle building in Buda. Ruined buildings were cleared away, cellars filled in, and in 1714 the building of a baroque palace began. It was further extended in the nineteenth century into the form with which we are familiar today. The Royal Palace was completely burned out in the Second World War, losing in the process its valuable furniture and art treasures. On restoration it was converted into a centre of culture becoming home to the mediaeval, Renaissance, baroque and later Hungarian masterpieces that comprise the permanent collection of the Hungarian National Gallery. In separate wings of the palace complex, the Budapest History Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and the principal library of Hungary, the Szechenyi Library are housed.
The Palace can be reached from the Danube embankment by the Castle District's own special funicular railway, the "Siklo". The two coaches and both stations have been restored to their original nineteenth century condition.
Source: Budapest and Surrounding Area - publication of the Hungarian National Tourism Office |
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Accommodation in this sub-region
Budapest & Surr. - Budapest (6) 
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Budapest
Courthouse Apartment
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The Courthouse Apartment is situated in the centre of Budapest (5th district), in the historic former building of the Royal Courthouse, with a quiet internal yard. It is ideal for a family or friends of 4 persons. |
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Budapest
City Hotel Ring
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Family-style hotel in the centre of Budapest, close to the Western Railway Station and Margaret Island, and right in the midst of the hurly-burly of business life and shopping centres.
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Budapest
ACH-Jasmine Apartment
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ACH-Jasmine Apartment is situated in the 7th district, downtown of Budapest off the Grand Boulevard’s 'Erzsebet korut' section. Here you can find plenty of shopping-, banking-, dining and entertainment facilities within a 5 minutes walking distance. |
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Budapest
Hotel Baross
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Baross Hotel is located in the centre of Budapest, on the Pest side of the city, next to Keleti international train station.
The building that gives home to the hotel itself, was built at the turn of the 19th century and has long functioned as an up-scale residential apartment block. |
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Budapest
Hotel Atlas
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Hotel Atlas centrally located, with spacious, well-equipped rooms, and a full range of convenient 3 star services, we make it our business to ensure that your stay is smooth and comfortable. |
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Budapest
Pension Kicike
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Pension Kicike is situated in the 18th district of Budapest. This is in one of the green belts on the Pest side, near to the Ferihegy Airport and at a distance of 20 minutes from the City Center.
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