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<p>The renovated Citadella.<br />
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<p>The renovated Citadella.<br />
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<p>The renovated Citadella.<br />
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<p>The renovated Citadella.<br />
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<p>The renovated Citadella.<br />
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<p>The renovated Citadella.<br />
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<p>The renovated Citadella.<br />
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<p>The renovated Citadella.<br />
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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/101240316@N03/">Andras Fulop</a> posted a photo:</p>

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<p>The Citadella is the fortification located upon the top of Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary. Citadella is the Hungarian word for citadel, a kind of fortress. The word is exclusively used by other languages to refer to the Gellért Hill citadel which occupies a place which held strategic importance in Budapest's military history.<br />
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The fortress was built in 1851 by Julius Jacob von Haynau, a commander of the Austrian Empire, and was designed by Emmanuel Zitta and Ferenc Kasselik, after the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. It occupies almost the entire 235 metres high plateau. The fortress is a U-shaped structure built about a central courtyard, being 220 metres long, 60 metres wide, and 4 metres tall. It had a complement of sixty cannons. (From Wikipedia)</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55260220782/" title="Budapest - Lipotvaros: Szent István-bazilika - Kettős kupolájának belseje"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55260220782_9e9e3680e3_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Budapest - Lipotvaros: Szent István-bazilika - Kettős kupolájának belseje" /></a></p>

<p>The hidden architectural void between the inner and outer shells of the dome at St. Stephen's Basilica shows the smooth, grey concrete surface of the inner sanctuary dome and the massive, industrial steel truss framework that structurally supports the outer dome, lined with wooden timber planks and small arched windows. A network of metal catwalks and ladders provides maintenance access throughout the cavity.<br />
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Szent István bazilika (Saint Stephen's Basilica) is an ecclesiastic basilica and co-cathdedral named after the first King of Hungaryand housing his mummified right hand., was built between 1851 and 1905 1905. The first Neoclassical plans for the structure were drafted by József Hild. Upon Hild's death in 1867, Miklós Ybl took over construction, modifying the design to a more neo-Renaissance style. Ornamental elements and the interior were completed by József Kauser. Standing at 96 meters tall—equal in height to the Hungarian Parliament Building—it is the largest church in the city and a focal point of its UNESCO World Heritage buffer zone.</p>

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<p>The hidden architectural void between the inner and outer shells of the dome at St. Stephen's Basilica shows the smooth, grey concrete surface of the inner sanctuary dome and the massive, industrial steel truss framework that structurally supports the outer dome, lined with wooden timber planks and small arched windows. A network of metal catwalks and ladders provides maintenance access throughout the cavity.<br />
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Szent István bazilika (Saint Stephen's Basilica) is an ecclesiastic basilica and co-cathdedral named after the first King of Hungaryand housing his mummified right hand., was built between 1851 and 1905 1905. The first Neoclassical plans for the structure were drafted by József Hild. Upon Hild's death in 1867, Miklós Ybl took over construction, modifying the design to a more neo-Renaissance style. Ornamental elements and the interior were completed by József Kauser. Standing at 96 meters tall—equal in height to the Hungarian Parliament Building—it is the largest church in the city and a focal point of its UNESCO World Heritage buffer zone.</p>

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<p>The Panoramic Lookout Tower at St. Stephen's Basilica, sitting at 364-steps and 65-meters above the ground, wraps around the exterior base of the central dome and provides a 360-degree vista of Budapest.<br />
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Szent István bazilika (Saint Stephen's Basilica) is an ecclesiastic basilica and co-cathdedral named after the first King of Hungaryand housing his mummified right hand., was built between 1851 and 1905 1905. The first Neoclassical plans for the structure were drafted by József Hild. Upon Hild's death in 1867, Miklós Ybl took over construction, modifying the design to a more neo-Renaissance style. Ornamental elements and the interior were completed by József Kauser. Standing at 96 meters tall—equal in height to the Hungarian Parliament Building—it is the largest church in the city and a focal point of its UNESCO World Heritage buffer zone.</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55261123666/" title="Budapest - Lipotvaros: kilátás a Szent István-bazilika harangtornyából"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55261123666_8c4ebc4f71_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Budapest - Lipotvaros: kilátás a Szent István-bazilika harangtornyából" /></a></p>

<p>The Panoramic Lookout Tower at St. Stephen's Basilica, sitting at 364-steps and 65-meters above the ground, wraps around the exterior base of the central dome and provides a 360-degree vista of Budapest.<br />
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Szent István bazilika (Saint Stephen's Basilica) is an ecclesiastic basilica and co-cathdedral named after the first King of Hungaryand housing his mummified right hand., was built between 1851 and 1905 1905. The first Neoclassical plans for the structure were drafted by József Hild. Upon Hild's death in 1867, Miklós Ybl took over construction, modifying the design to a more neo-Renaissance style. Ornamental elements and the interior were completed by József Kauser. Standing at 96 meters tall—equal in height to the Hungarian Parliament Building—it is the largest church in the city and a focal point of its UNESCO World Heritage buffer zone.</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55261352644/" title="Budapest - Lipotvaros: Szent István-bazilika - Kettős kupolájának belseje"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55261352644_b5f610a644_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Budapest - Lipotvaros: Szent István-bazilika - Kettős kupolájának belseje" /></a></p>

<p>The hidden architectural void between the inner and outer shells of the dome at St. Stephen's Basilica shows the smooth, grey concrete surface of the inner sanctuary dome and the massive, industrial steel truss framework that structurally supports the outer dome, lined with wooden timber planks and small arched windows. A network of metal catwalks and ladders provides maintenance access throughout the cavity.<br />
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Szent István bazilika (Saint Stephen's Basilica) is an ecclesiastic basilica and co-cathdedral named after the first King of Hungaryand housing his mummified right hand., was built between 1851 and 1905 1905. The first Neoclassical plans for the structure were drafted by József Hild. Upon Hild's death in 1867, Miklós Ybl took over construction, modifying the design to a more neo-Renaissance style. Ornamental elements and the interior were completed by József Kauser. Standing at 96 meters tall—equal in height to the Hungarian Parliament Building—it is the largest church in the city and a focal point of its UNESCO World Heritage buffer zone.</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55261058396/" title="Budapest - Lipotvaros: Thesaurus Basilicae Sancti Stephani Regis - Ozsvári Csaba templomkapuja"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55261058396_3e191ef996_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Budapest - Lipotvaros: Thesaurus Basilicae Sancti Stephani Regis - Ozsvári Csaba templomkapuja" /></a></p>

<p>This bronze moulding detail of a church gate was modeled after the final works of Hungarian goldsmith and artist Csaba Ozsvári. Cast posthumously between 2009 and 2019, the authorized replica panels depict biblical scenes including the Holy Family, the Adoration of the Magi, and Old Testament narratives in high-relief copper and bronze. A full-scale functional version is installed at the Church of the Holy Family (Szent Család-templom) in Budapest’s Zugliget neighborhood, where Ozsvári’s funeral mass was held.<br />
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The Treasury (Kincstár) at St. Stephen’s Basilica, located on the second floor, houses a rich collection of ecclesiastical, historical, and art deco objects.<br />
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Szent István bazilika (Saint Stephen's Basilica) is an ecclesiastic basilica and co-cathdedral named after the first King of Hungaryand housing his mummified right hand., was built between 1851 and 1905 1905. The first Neoclassical plans for the structure were drafted by József Hild. Upon Hild's death in 1867, Miklós Ybl took over construction, modifying the design to a more neo-Renaissance style. Ornamental elements and the interior were completed by József Kauser. Standing at 96 meters tall—equal in height to the Hungarian Parliament Building—it is the largest church in the city and a focal point of its UNESCO World Heritage buffer zone.</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55261287084/" title="Budapest - Lipotvaros: Thesaurus Basilicae Sancti Stephani Regis - Szent István felajánlja a koronát Szűz Máriának"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55261287084_3cbb8f28b8_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Budapest - Lipotvaros: Thesaurus Basilicae Sancti Stephani Regis - Szent István felajánlja a koronát Szűz Máriának" /></a></p>

<p>Szent István felajánlja a koronát Szűz Máriának (Saint Stephen Offers His Crown to the Virgin Mary), an oil study displayed in the treasury museum of the basilica, was created around 1902 by the master of Hungarian historicism, Gyula Benczúr. The composition serves as the preliminary work for the monumental altarpiece that dominates the high altar inside St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest. The dramatic scene illustrates Hungary's first Christian king on his deathbed in 1038. Lacking a surviving heir, the devout monarch pledges his crown, scepter, and the future of his realm directly to the Holy Virgin, establishing her as the permanent protector and Patrona Hungariae (Patroness of Hungary).<br />
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The Treasury (Kincstár) at St. Stephen’s Basilica, located on the second floor, houses a rich collection of ecclesiastical, historical, and art deco objects.<br />
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Szent István bazilika (Saint Stephen's Basilica) is an ecclesiastic basilica and co-cathdedral named after the first King of Hungaryand housing his mummified right hand., was built between 1851 and 1905 1905. The first Neoclassical plans for the structure were drafted by József Hild. Upon Hild's death in 1867, Miklós Ybl took over construction, modifying the design to a more neo-Renaissance style. Ornamental elements and the interior were completed by József Kauser. Standing at 96 meters tall—equal in height to the Hungarian Parliament Building—it is the largest church in the city and a focal point of its UNESCO World Heritage buffer zone.</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55260157142/" title="Budapest - Lipotvaros: Thesaurus Basilicae Sancti Stephani Regis - German Monstrance"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55260157142_f94c3a77ea_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Budapest - Lipotvaros: Thesaurus Basilicae Sancti Stephani Regis - German Monstrance" /></a></p>

<p>This intricate Neo-Gothic monstrance crafted around 1890 by the German ecclesiastical workshop Brem-Varain-Trier. The piece was donated by Cardinal Prince Primate Kolos Vaszary (Archbishop of Esztergom) to commemorate the 1896 Millennium of the Hungarian Conquest. <br />
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The Treasury (Kincstár) at St. Stephen’s Basilica, located on the second floor, houses a rich collection of ecclesiastical, historical, and art deco objects.<br />
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Szent István bazilika (Saint Stephen's Basilica) is an ecclesiastic basilica and co-cathdedral named after the first King of Hungaryand housing his mummified right hand., was built between 1851 and 1905 1905. The first Neoclassical plans for the structure were drafted by József Hild. Upon Hild's death in 1867, Miklós Ybl took over construction, modifying the design to a more neo-Renaissance style. Ornamental elements and the interior were completed by József Kauser. Standing at 96 meters tall—equal in height to the Hungarian Parliament Building—it is the largest church in the city and a focal point of its UNESCO World Heritage buffer zone.</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55261287454/" title="Budapest - Lipotvaros: Thesaurus Basilicae Sancti Stephani Regis - French Monstrance"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55261287454_e82bd9bd5d_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Budapest - Lipotvaros: Thesaurus Basilicae Sancti Stephani Regis - French Monstrance" /></a></p>

<p>This ornate French monstrance, crafted around 1900 and bearing the "AN" hallmark, is displayed in the Treasury of Saint Stephen's Basilica in Budapest. Originally housed in the Papal Sacristy, it was gifted from the Vatican to the Hungarian Catholic Church by Pope Paul VI in 1972 to commemorate the millennium of the birth of King Saint Stephen I. The liturgical vessel features a dramatic sunburst design with radiating beams, a central glass lunette for holding the Eucharistic host, surrounding silver medallions of holy figures, and an intricate stem supported by sculpted figures and separate silver angels.<br />
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The Treasury (Kincstár) at St. Stephen’s Basilica, located on the second floor, houses a rich collection of ecclesiastical, historical, and art deco objects.<br />
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Szent István bazilika (Saint Stephen's Basilica) is an ecclesiastic basilica and co-cathdedral named after the first King of Hungaryand housing his mummified right hand., was built between 1851 and 1905 1905. The first Neoclassical plans for the structure were drafted by József Hild. Upon Hild's death in 1867, Miklós Ybl took over construction, modifying the design to a more neo-Renaissance style. Ornamental elements and the interior were completed by József Kauser. Standing at 96 meters tall—equal in height to the Hungarian Parliament Building—it is the largest church in the city and a focal point of its UNESCO World Heritage buffer zone.</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55261287519/" title="Budapest - Lipotvaros: Thesaurus Basilicae Sancti Stephani Regis - Cardinal József Mindszenty"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55261287519_4f00272ca6_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Budapest - Lipotvaros: Thesaurus Basilicae Sancti Stephani Regis - Cardinal József Mindszenty" /></a></p>

<p>A huszadik század keresztjeire feszített Mindszenty (Mindszenty Crucified on the Crosses of the Twentieth Century), displayed within the Treasury of Saint Stephen's Basilica, created by Alberto Ceppi to honor Cardinal József Mindszenty, the Prince Primate of Hungary who fiercely resisted both Nazi and Communist tyranny. The sculpture portrays the Cardinal with outspread arms, symbolically crucified upon a Communist sickle and hammer wrapped in barbed wire to represent his decades of imprisonment, torture, and exile. <br />
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The Treasury (Kincstár) at St. Stephen’s Basilica, located on the second floor, houses a rich collection of ecclesiastical, historical, and art deco objects.<br />
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Szent István bazilika (Saint Stephen's Basilica) is an ecclesiastic basilica and co-cathdedral named after the first King of Hungaryand housing his mummified right hand., was built between 1851 and 1905 1905. The first Neoclassical plans for the structure were drafted by József Hild. Upon Hild's death in 1867, Miklós Ybl took over construction, modifying the design to a more neo-Renaissance style. Ornamental elements and the interior were completed by József Kauser. Standing at 96 meters tall—equal in height to the Hungarian Parliament Building—it is the largest church in the city and a focal point of its UNESCO World Heritage buffer zone.</p>

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