Walking to the St Gellert Statue

We decided to go back to Gellert Hill to see the statue of St Gellert. We were told that it is very near  the Cave Church and that we should walk there. So we walked. And walked. And walked  until we finally reached the foot of the hill.

The waterfall at the foot of the hill

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

Fishermen Bastion

This Romanesque monument to the Guild of the Fishermen was built in 1895 next to Matyas Church. It never had the role of a defensive building despite its name. It serves instead as a viewing terrace.  

St Istvan

The first crowned king of Hungary

Danube and Pest

Matyas Church

This church was built in the 13th century in the Romanesque style before being changed into Gothic. The Turks converted the church into a mosque in 1541.

A unique round stained glass

Castle District

The Castle District is the historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest, first completed in 1265.

The Chain Bridge from the Castle District

Funicular to the Castle District

We took the funicular up to the Castle District.

Buda Castle Tunnel

The Scottish engineer Adam Clark settled in Hungary after completing the Chain Bridge. One of his later projects was building this tunnel that runs through Castle Hill.

The entrance to the Tunnel on Adam Clark ter

The Tunnel is 350 m long, 9 m wide and 11 m in height