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Castle Palace Description

(Local Name: Budvári Palota) The first castle was built in the 13th C on the south spur of Castle Hill. Its purpose was to provide protection from attacks by Mongols and Tartars. Unfortunately nothing remains of this building. Under King Karl Robert a smaller palace was erected. King Sigismund, who made Buda his residence, had a Gothic castle built, which was considerably extended, in Renaissance style, under Matthias Corvinus.

Although the Castle Palace (Vár-palota) survived during the time of Turkish occupation, it was nevertheless almost completely ruined during the Siege of 1686. Therefore, in the 18th C, a new castle was built, which in the time of the Empress Maria Theresa had more than 200 rooms

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Hobbies & Activities category: Castle, chateau, palace; Historical museum; Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain; Towers, monuments, observation deck

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Castle Palace
I Budvári Palota, Dísz tér 17
Budapest, Pest
Hungary

http://www.mng.hu

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