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. Tomb of King Béla III and Anne VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
de Châtillon
The remains of this royal couple were Practical Information
transferred from Székesfehérvár Szentháromság tér 2. Map 1 B4.
Cathedral to Mátyás Church in 1860. Tel (06 1) 355 56 57. Open 9am–
They lie beneath an ornamental stone 5pm Mon–Sat, 1–5pm Sun (times
canopy in the Trinity Chapel.
vary). 7 8 & Museum:
Open same hours as the church.
Transport
@ 16, 16A, 116.
Pulpit
The richly decorated
pulpit includes the carved
stone figures of the four
Fathers of the Church and
the four Evangelists.

Stained-Glass Windows
Three arched windows on
the south elevation have
19th-century stained glass.
They were design ed by
Frigyes Schulek, Bertalan
Székely and Károly Lotz.

. Mary Portal
This depiction of the Assumption of
the Blessed Virgin Mary is the most
magnificent example of Gothic stone
carving in Hungary. Frigyes Schulek
reconstructed the portal
from fragments.

1370 Church 1476 Wedding of King 1686 After liberation Holy figures on
construction Mátyás to Beatrice of Aragon of Buda, Jesuits the pulpit
works started (aka Beatrice of Naples) converted the church
under the reign 1541 Turks in Baroque style 2004–2014 Full
of Anjou Louis convert church reconstruction
the Great into a mosque of the building
1250 1350 1450 1550 1650 1750 1850 1950 2050
1309 Coronation 1526 Cathedral 1896 Frigyes Schulek completes
of the Angevin burnt in the first the recon struction of the church
king Charles Robert attack by Turks in the Neo-Gothic style
1255 Church originally 1470 Mátyás Tower 1970 Final details are
founded by King Béla IV is completed after 1945 Church is severely damaged by completed in post-war
after the Mongol invasion its collapse in 1384 German and Russian armies rebuilding programme

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