Parliament: the Authorized Guide

Fülszöveg

Home to the nation's legislation, the Hungarian Parliament Building is a genuine historic piece of art: a truly beautiful building to be discovered. Meticulously designed and crafted to the tiniest detail, radiating the insistence to quality as well as the substance and ideals this building represents. The statuettes in the lounges, for example, symbolise that this building, as the Hungarian name "Országház" - "the House of the Nation" -suggests, is everyone's.
The Hungarian Parliament Building is a rich source of treasures for the lovers of applied arts: the glass windows, the carvings, the furniture, the wrought iron handrails are all reminders of
the golden era of Hungarian industry. ¦
Visitors - Hungarians, foreigners, guests alike - enter this building with a common and ageless awe on their faces and in their hearts even those who work here and see the beautiful hallways, chambers and rooms day after day find sources of profound amazement. A door handle a minute motif on... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Home to the nation's legislation, the Hungarian Parliament Building is a genuine historic piece of art: a truly beautiful building to be discovered. Meticulously designed and crafted to the tiniest detail, radiating the insistence to quality as well as the substance and ideals this building represents. The statuettes in the lounges, for example, symbolise that this building, as the Hungarian name "Országház" - "the House of the Nation" -suggests, is everyone's.
The Hungarian Parliament Building is a rich source of treasures for the lovers of applied arts: the glass windows, the carvings, the furniture, the wrought iron handrails are all reminders of
the golden era of Hungarian industry. ¦
Visitors - Hungarians, foreigners, guests alike - enter this building with a common and ageless awe on their faces and in their hearts even those who work here and see the beautiful hallways, chambers and rooms day after day find sources of profound amazement. A door handle a minute motif on the wall the myriad of fantastic creatures on the ceiling frescos, each one different than the others all keep talking about our past, our present and sometimes even about our future.
Discovering the Hungarian Parliament Building goes way beyond an exciting adventure: it is a deep experience that lasts for a lifetime. Please, dear Reader, consider this booklet our heartfelt invitation to discover this amazing building.
"My concept for the Parliament building was based on my conviction that the building that serves as the permanent home to the National Assembly, must go beyond merely satisfying any concrete and technical requirements and needs: it must be, both in its exterior architecture and in its interior design, a remarkable embodiment of our nation, constitution and statehood."
Steindl Imre: Tervmagyarázat és műleírás, az állandó országház tervezete és költségvetéséhez. Az Építési Ipar, 1885. [Imre Steindl: An Exposition And Presentation Of The Design And Budget Plans Of The Permanent Parliament Building In: Az Építési Ipar (Architectural Industry), 1885.] Vissza