Buda Castle
Buda Castle (Hungarian: Budavári Palota, German: Burgpalast) is the historical castle and palace in Budapest, it is a World Heritage Site.
| Buda Castle | |
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 Buda Castle in 2013 with Matthias Church in the background | |
| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
| Area | 4.73 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Built | 14th–20th century |
| Architect | Jean Nicolas Jadot, Miklós Ybl, Alajos Hauszmann |
| Architectural style(s) | Medieval, Baroque, Baroque Revival, Art Nouveau |
| Official name: Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv |
| Designated | 1987 (11th session) |
| Reference No. | 400 |
| State Party |  Hungary |
| Region | Hungary |
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Buda Castle Media
Plan of Buda Castle: buildings A, B, C, D – Hungarian National Gallery, building E – Budapest Historical Museum, building F – National Széchényi Library. Underneath building C is the Palatinal Crypt with 3 rooms.
Györgyi Géza: Buda Mátyás király idejében : A Marsigli féle török fölvétel és régi metszetek nyomán (1900) grafikai, Hauszmann Alajos. A magyar királyi vár építésének története, Bp. : Pátria, 1900. t. XI.
Buda Castle in the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493
Southern view of the Medieval Royal palace (1520s)
The reconstructed medieval fortifications and the Great Rondella
Buda Citerioris Hungariae Caput Regni avita sedes. vulgo Ofen 1617
The Holy League took Buda after a long siege in 1686
The royal castle built under King Charles III (1733)
Etching of Queen Maria Theresa's castle at Buda.
