Budapest Parliament House (Orszaghaz)
- Address:1-3 Kossuth tér, Budapest
- Hours:Mon - Fri 8am - 6pm, until 4pm on Sat, until 2pm on Sun. Different language tours offered throughout the day. Closed on public holidays
- Admission:Free
5:14 PM Friday, May 25
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Not many cities can boast a Parliament Building this photogenic. Sitting on the banks of the Danube, built in a grand Neo-Gothic style, this is Parliament done palatially.
The idea for the construction of the Budapest Parliament House - or Orszaghaz - came in 1873 when the three cities that made up Budapest were united. A competition was held and won by Imre Steindl. His design mixed Gothic, Medieval and Baroque elements with a lavish hand. The building was not finished until 1902, by which time Steindl was blind.
The grand building contains many items of interest, including frescoes; the Hungarian Coronation Regalia with its Renaissance sword; mythical eagles and an impressive staircase.
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i recommend this tour,also a private mercedes taxi picked us up at the hotel and dropped us off at the inter-continental hotel where the tour bus leaves from,the guide was superb and the parliament visit superb,the guide also takes you round some of the buildings near the parliament before a timed visit inside the parliament,the bus tour also takes you around most of the city with short stops,the tour bus guides were also very good,it cuts out long queing so you can enjoy your holiday,this tour companys office is also located inside the intercontinental hotel next to the river danube,have used viator a few times now and will do again in the future.
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Terrific tour of the city with all major sights and a very professional tour guide with complete and insightful historical vignettes. The Parliament visit which included a walking tour about the district was particularly spectacular and enlightening. It is hard to see how anyone would not highly rate this package which also included photos stops at the citadel for a magnificent panorama of the entire city.
There is no interior visit of Matthias Church; these is a separate entrance fee that is not included and there is insufficient time to explore both the Church and the Bastion.
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was recommended to tour budapest parliament house and glad we did also highly recomend this tour
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You can reach the Parliament Building on the M2 (red) Metro line, bus 15 or tram number 2. You can only visit the building on a guided tour, although you can sometimes attend concerts there and combine the concert with a tour.
