Saturday, April 7, 2012

The Royal Palace

The building of the Royal Palace was King Bela IV in the 13th century. The Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund built a Gothic palace here. In the 18th century, the Habsbergs also built their palace here. It is now a museum.








This bronze mythical Turul bird guards the palace



Danube and the Chain Bridge



A statue Prince Eugene of Savoy commemorates the Battle of Zenta in 1697 during the Turkish war



Matyas Fountain
Depicts King Matyas on a hunting expedition where he met Ilonka, a  peasant 



The Lion Gate

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