Architecture

Hungarian Parliament Building, lion statues at the east entrance

Budapest, Hungary

Országház [Hungarian]
Hungarian Parliament Building, lion statues at the east entrance

Architecture

The sculpture in front is a replica of the one destroyed during World War II. The lion sculpture in the background is the orginal work of Béla Markup.

structure overview
Hungarian Parliament Building
architectural element(s)
statue
artist
Béla Markup

Architecture: Hungarian Parliament Building

built
1885-1904
culture
Hungarian, Austro-Hungarian
style/period
Neo-Gothic, Renaissance Revival
work type by function
parliament building
material
brick, stone
architect
Imre Steindl

Specifications

Specifications: Hungarian Parliament Building

height
96.0 m
width
123.0 m
length
268.0 m
floor area
18,000 m²
stories (above ground)
4
number cupolas
1
cupolas/domes
height (outer)
96.0 m

Geography

Europe » Eastern Europe » Hungary » Budapest » Belváros-Lipótváros
local language location name
Budapest, Magyarország [Hungarian]
historical affiliations
1904-1918
Austria-Hungary

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
type
cultural
criteria
II, IV
designation
extension
reference
400bis

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,394 × 3,620  pixel
45.7 × 30.6 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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