Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

BUDAPEST 349

STAR FEATURES

. Domed Hall
. Deputy Council
Chamber

VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

Kossuth Lajos tér. Map C2. Tel

(01) 441 4000. @ 70, 78. v 2,

2A. q Kossuth tér. & non-EU.

8 English 10am, noon, 2pm.

7 - http://www.parlament.hu

Dome

The ceiling of the 96-m

(315-ft) high dome is

covered in an intricate

design of Neo-Gothic

gilding combined with

heraldic decoration.

Tapestry Hall

This room, on the

Danube side of the

Domed Hall, has a

tapestry depicting

Prince Árpád with

seven Magyar leaders

under his command,

as he signs a peace

treaty and takes

an oath.

Old Upper House Hall

This vast hall is virtually

a mirror image of the

Deputy Council Chamber.

Both halls have public

galleries running around

a horseshoe-shaped interior.

Main Staircase

The best contemporary artists

were invited to decorate the

Parliament’s interior. The

sumptuous main staircase

features ceil ing frescoes by

painter Károly Lotz and

sculp tures by György Kiss.

The main

entrance

on Kossuth

Lajos tér

North Wing

The Royal Insignia,
excluding the
Coronation Mantle
(see p352), are kept
in the Domed Hall.