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National Memorial Place, Székesfehérvár
The basilica used to function as a
royal coronation and burial place,
and it was erected by 1003, on the
order of King Saint Stephen I. Ro-
yal coronation ceremonies were held
here till 1543, inaugurating 43 kings,
and also, the royal treasury and
registry house were operated from
here. During the Ottoman conquest
the Turks used the building as
a gunpowder depository, and it
indeed exploded in 1061, when the
town was besieged. The remnant
debris was used in the construction
process of the bishopric palace, inaugurated in 1800. The open air ruin
garden was opened only on the 900th anniversary of the death of King
Saint Stephen I, in 1938, where we can view the remnants and stone
carvings. King Stephen’s sarcophagus can be visited in the mausoleum
designed by Géza Lux.
Available from 165 EUR + VAT*
Kinizsi Fortress, Nagyvázsony
The medieval castle’s motte reaches
out to the sky on the Balaton
Uplands, on one of Nagyvázsony’s
several hills. It was built in the middle
of the 15th century as a minor
nobility residence, since this period
was less frequented by wars. It was
reconstructed many times, and it
last saw military action during the
Rákóczi war of independence. Later
it only functioned as a prison, since
the Zichys built their new palace
on the other side of the creek. Its
archaeological explorations and
quality maintenance began in 1955.
Available from 320 EUR + VAT*
Károlyi Palace, Füzérradvány
There are memoires of a mansion in Fü-
zérradvány as early as in the 17th century
that functioned as a squire residence.
It was restyled and extended in 1857
following the design plans made by the
famous architect, Miklós Ybl. This is
how the Károlyi Palace became one of
Hungary’s largest palace. The building
from the outside radiates the atmosphere
of Romanticism, nevertheless Italian Renaissance welcomes those who enter the
halls inside. Its stone carvings, marble fireplaces, doorframes and embossments
were manufactured by those Florencian craftsmen whose artwork used to decorate
the palaces of the Italian Renaissance. The ballroom upstairs functions as a winter-
garden, too, and the chapel is also located here. Before the Second World War
it functioned as a palace hotel for a short while, nevertheless nowadays it solely
operates as a museum. Its huge landscape garden is free for visitors.
Available from 530 EUR + VAT*
Lamberg Castle, Mór
The baroque palace, located in Mór, built in
1762 was not destroyed even by the two ma-
jor earthquakes at the beginning of the 1800s.
Unfortunately this is not true for the library and
the register house, which were completely
ruined in 1945 by the treasure hunting Soviet
troops. On the good side we can still see the
Romantic fireplace downstairs, built in the 19th
century. Moreover the original, well-refined door and window frames are still intact
on both levels of the building, and the artistic wrought-iron bars of the bottom
windows are still original. The Lamberg Castle today is a Cultural Centre. The first
floor accommodates the Antal Radó Library. The journal reading room on the
ground floor offers several newspapers for potential readers, and internet access
is also provided here. The office of culture organization, the place from where the
city’s events are coordinated, is also located here. The permanent exhibition of
the castle is the Mór Repository and Art Exhibition, including: the Swabian room
and pantry, Local History Collection, Sándor Wekerle Permanent Exhibition, Ezer-
jó Cellar Gallery, Vasarely Room and Dr. Ágoston Zimmermann Memorial Room.
Available from 210 EUR + VAT*
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Source: wikipedia.hu
Source: wikipedia.hu
Source: wikipedia.hu