Hungarian Parliament Building, Gothic Revival parliament building in Lipótváros, Budapest, Hungary
The Hungarian Parliament Building is a Gothic Revival parliament house on Kossuth Lajos Square in Budapest, 268 m long and 123 m wide. Its pale stone facade of pointed-arched windows fronts the Danube, with a ribbed copper dome on an octagonal drum between two slender spires. Inside, a vaulted, gold-ornamented hall rises above a stone staircase with red carpet runners.
Construction work began in 1885 under the direction of architect Imre Steindl and continued until the official opening in 1904. The project used 40 million bricks and more than 500,000 decorative stones transported from quarries in different parts of the country.
The structure takes its name from the assembly that has met here for more than a century to pass laws and debate national matters. Visitors can view the coronation regalia displayed under glass in a separate hall, watched over by uniformed guards who stand beside the case.
Guided tours are available through the official website and run from Monday to Friday until 18:00 and on weekends until 16:00. Security checks are located on the eastern side of the building, and visitors should arrive at least 15 minutes before the tour begins.
The structure holds 691 rooms, 29 staircases, and enough carpet to cover 80 kilometers (50 miles) if laid end to end. The exterior walls carry 90 statues of Hungarian rulers and military leaders distributed along the facades and carved from stone.
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