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. Tomb of King Béla III VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
and Anne de Châtillon
The remains of this royal Practical Information
couple were transferred from Szentháromság tér 2. Map 1 B4.
Székesfehérvár Cathedral to Tel (20) 959 44 19. Open 9am–
Mátyás Church in 1860. They lie 5pm Mon–Fri, 9am–1pm Sat,
beneath an ornamental stone 1–5pm Sun (opening times
canopy in the Trinity Chapel. may vary due to religious and
cultural events; call ahead to
check). 7 &
Transport
@ 16 from Deák tér, 16, 16A &
116 from Széll Kálmán tér

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 beautiful
19th-century stained
glass. They were
designed by Frigyes
Schulek, Berta lan
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.

c. 1370 Church 1464 Thanksgiving Mass 1686 After liberation Holy figures on
redesigned following the election of of Buda from Turkish the pulpit
as Gothic Mátyás Corvinus as king rule, the church is 2014 Full
hall-church 1541 Turks restored with a reconstruction
under Louis I Baroque interior
convert church of the building
into a mosque completed
1250 1350 1450 1550 1650 1750 1850 1950 2050
1309 Coronation 1526 Cathedral 1896 Frigyes Schulek completes
of the Angevin burned in the first the recon struction of the church
king Charles Robert attack by Turks in the Neo-Gothic style 1970 Final details
are completed in
1255 Church originally 1470 Mátyás Tower postwar rebuilding
founded by King Béla IV is completed after 1945 Church is severely damaged by programme
after the Mongol invasion its collapse in 1384 German and Russian armies

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