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Dome
The ceiling of the 96-m VISITORS’ CHECKlIST
(315-ft) high dome is
covered in an intricate Practical Information
design of Neo-Gothic Kossuth Lajos tér. Map 2 D3 (9 C1).
gilding combined with Tel (06 1) 441 49 04. 8 English
heraldic decoration. 10am, noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm.
Limited tickets available on door;
book tickets in advance online.
& half-price adm with EU
passport. 7 ∑ parlament.hu
Transport
@ 70, 78. v 2. q Kossuth tér.

Gobelin Hall
This hall is deco-
rated with a Gobelin
tapestry illustrating
Prince Árpád, with
seven Magyar leaders
under his command,
signing a peace treaty
and blood oath.

Old Upper House Hall
International conferences are
now held in the Old Upper
House Hall. It is virtually a
mirror image of the National
Assembly Hall.
The main
entrance on
Kossuth Lajos tér
KEY
1 South wing
Main Staircase
2 Danube façade The best contemporary artists
3 North wing were invited to decorate the
4 The Royal Insignia, excluding interior. The sumptuous main
the Coronation Mantle (see p136), are staircase features ceiling
kept in the Domed Hall. frescoes by Károly Lotz and
sculptures by György Kiss.

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