Hungarian Parliament Building
Guide
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≈ A$53SightAllow 1–1.5 hours with securityPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A huge white neo-Gothic building with a red dome and a forest of spires along the river. The tour takes you up a gilded staircase to the dome hall, where the Holy Crown of Hungary is on show under guard.
A brief history
Built between 1885 and 1904 to a design by Imre Steindl, it's the largest building in Hungary; its dome is 96 m high, a nod to the year 896 when the Magyars are said to have settled here.
Tips
- Best time
- Book a morning tour; come back at dusk to see it lit up from the Buda bank
- Cost
- ≈ 12,000 HUF for the tour (non-EU); free to see from outside
- Allow
- 1–1.5 hours with security
- Hours
- Guided tours usually 8:00–18:00 from April to October and 8:00–16:00 in winter; no tours on some days when parliament sits (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- The Inner City and Parliament (District V): Pest's riverside heart: the Parliament, the Basilica, the Chain Bridge and the Great Market Hall, with Margaret Island a short tram ride north. Central but dearer.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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