A few statistics about this building:
It is 268 m (879 ft) long and 123 m (404 ft) wide.
Its interior includes 10 courtyards, 13 passenger and freight elevators, 27 entrance gates, 29 staircases (more than 20 km). There are 691 rooms in the Parliament. Its height is 96 m (315 ft), it is one of the tallest buildings in Budapest, and the central dome's reaches 69 meters.
There are 90 statues and the coats-of-arms of various cities adorn the exterior. There are 152 statues and motives of national fauna on the interior walls. The decorations needed about 40 kg 22-23 karat gold.
The statues are mainly of Hungarian rulers, Transylvanian leaders and famous military people. The main entrance is bordered by two lions.
Its interior includes 10 courtyards, 13 passenger and freight elevators, 27 entrance gates, 29 staircases (more than 20 km). There are 691 rooms in the Parliament. Its height is 96 m (315 ft), it is one of the tallest buildings in Budapest, and the central dome's reaches 69 meters.
There are 90 statues and the coats-of-arms of various cities adorn the exterior. There are 152 statues and motives of national fauna on the interior walls. The decorations needed about 40 kg 22-23 karat gold.
The statues are mainly of Hungarian rulers, Transylvanian leaders and famous military people. The main entrance is bordered by two lions.
Another view of Parliament as we looked back from our boat.
Hero Square....located 2 blocks from our apartment. One of the biggest tourist attractions of the city.
A view from the car as we drove out of the city into the countryside. We had to leave Budapest on Monday to go to a separate town to receive the custody agreement.
Some buildings on the Buda side of the Danube. We are staying on the Pest side.
Just one of the hundreds of streets that are on the Pest side of Budapest. There are more than 2 million people that live in this city. Amazing!
thanks for sharing your trip with us! It is probably the only way I'll ever get to see it.
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