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St Stephen’s Basilica
A bas-relief by Leó Feszler, representing the Virgin
Mary surrounded by Hungarian saints, decorates
the main tympanum of St Stephen’s Basilica. This
imposing church was built between 1851–1905.

Lutheran Church
This Neo-Classical church was
completed by Mihály Pollack in
1808. The impressive façade
KÓS KÁROLY was added half a century
SÉTÁNY
later by József Hild.
Margit híd SZENT HUNGÁR IA K ÖR Ú T

MAR GI T KÖ RÚT ISTVÁN KRT T ER ÉZ KRT A N DRÁ SS Y Ú T D ÓZ S A GY ÖRGY Ú T
NORTH OF
THE CASTLE
DISTRICT AROUND PARLIAMENT T H ÖKÖ LY Ú T
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Széchenyi CENTRAL R Á K Ó C Z I Ú T
lánchíd
PEST
AT TI LA ÚT
R ÁK Ó C ZI ÚT Great Synagogue
Two Moorish-style
PETŐFI S. U.
minarets, each topped by
JANE HANING R.
K R ISZ T IN A KÖRÚ T
an onion-shaped dome,
dominate the
Erzsébet exterior of the largest
KÁROLYI M. U.
JÓ ZSEF KÖ R Ú T
HEGYALJA ÚT híd synagogue in Europe.
VÁMHÁZ KRT Ü LLŐI ÚT
GELLÉRT HILL
AND TABÁN
Franciscan Church
The magnificent 19th-century
paintings that decorate the
interior of this Baroque
church are by Károly Lotz.
BARTÓK BÉLA ÚT
Inner City Parish Church
Dating from 1046, this church is Pest’s oldest
building. A figure of St Florian, the patron saint
of fire fighters, was placed on the wall beside
the altar after the church survived the great
fire of 1723.

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