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Dome
The ceiling of the 96-m- VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
(315-ft-) high dome is Practical Information
covered in an intricate Kossuth Lajos tér. Map 1 C3/4.
design of Neo-Gothic Tel (1) 441 44 15. 8 English 10am,
gilding combined with noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm daily
heraldic decoration. (subject to parliament sessions).
& discounted rate for EU citizens.
7 - ∑ parlament.hu
Transport
v 2, 2A. q Kossuth tér. @ 70, 78.

Tapestry Hall
This room, on the
Danube side of the
Domed Hall, has a
tapestry depicting
Prince Árpád, with
seven Magyar leaders
under his command, as
he signs a peace treaty
and takes an oath.

Old Upper House Hall
This vast hall is virtually a mirror image of
the Deputy Council Chamber. Both halls
have public galleries running around
a horseshoe-shaped interior.

The main entrance
on Kossuth Lajos tér
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1 South wing
2 Danube façade Main Staircase
3 The Royal Insignia, excluding the The best contemporary
Coronation Mantle (see p102), is kept artists were invited to
in the Domed Hall. decorate the interior. The
sumptuous main staircase
4 North wing features ceiling frescoes by
5 Tickets can be bought at gate 10 Károly Lotz and sculptures
by György Kiss.

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