Hungarian Parliament Building

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The Hungarian Parliament Building is a grand Neo-Gothic riverside legislature complex in Budapest and one of Hungary’s most iconic landmarks.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
parliament building
seat of the legislature
tourist attraction
architect Imre Steindl
architecturalStyle Baroque Revival
Gothic Revival
Neo-Gothic
Renaissance Revival
constructionEnd 1904
constructionStart 1885
country Hungary
floorArea about 18,000 square metres
hasDome central dome
hasFeature Assembly Hall of the National Assembly
Hungarian Crown Jewels display
Upper House Hall
grand staircase
inner courtyards
library
mosaics
ornate façade
riverside promenade
stained glass windows
statues of Hungarian rulers and military leaders
hasFlag flag of Hungary
hasFunction seat of the National Assembly of Hungary
height 96 metres
heritageDesignation national monument of Hungary
inception 1885
lightingFeature illuminated at night
locatedIn Budapest
Kossuth Lajos Square
locatedOn Danube River
materialUsed limestone
nearby Museum of Ethnography (former building on Kossuth Square)
Shoes on the Danube Bank memorial
numberOfDomes 1
numberOfRooms about 691
numberOfSpikes 242
occupant National Assembly of Hungary
officialOpeningDate 1902
partOf Danube riverfront of Budapest
symbolOf Budapest
Hungarian statehood
touristVisitsPerYear over one million visitors
transportConnection Kossuth Lajos tér metro station
UNESCOStatus part of Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, UNESCO World Heritage Site


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