Hungarian Parliament Winter Day

I think it is impossible for a photographer to resist JUST ONE MORE photo of the Hungarian Parliament building. Particularly when you are directly... more

by Joan Carroll

Title

Hungarian Parliament Winter Day

Artist

Joan Carroll

Medium

Photograph - Digital Art

Description

I think it is impossible for a photographer to resist JUST ONE MORE photo of the Hungarian Parliament building. Particularly when you are directly across the Danube at this location with the perfect foreground of the river. Everyone takes a picture of the Parliament building from this location, everyone. I was at Betthany Square taking some photos of St Anne's church and thought....well, while I'm here, I may as well take some more photos of Parliament! The Hungarian Parliament Building is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, one of Europe's oldest legislative buildings, a notable landmark of Hungary and a popular tourist destination of Budapest. It lies in Lajos Kossuth Square, on the east bank of the Danube. It is currently the largest building in Hungary and still one of the tallest building in Budapest. The Parliament Building is in the Gothic Revival style; it has a symmetrical facade and a central dome. The dome is Renaissance Revival architecture. It is 268 m (879 ft) long and 123 m (404 ft) wide. Its interior includes 10 courtyards, 13 passenger and freight elevators, 27 gates, 29 staircases and 691 rooms (including more than 200 offices). With its height of 96 m (315 ft), it is one of the two tallest buildings in Budapest, along with Saint Stephen's Basilica. The number 96 refers to the nation's millennium, 1896. The Parliament Building is part of the UNESCO World Site which encompasses a large part of both banks of the Danube River in Budapest.

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March 2nd, 2015