Transcript Budapest bélyegen

Budapest - the Capital City of
Hungary
• There are three stamps chosen to represent our
beautiful Budapest.
• Lánchíd is the oldest bridge over the river Danube. It
was built in the middle of the 19th century.
• Hungarian State Opera House is a magnificiant newrenaissance style structure completed in 1884 and
moduled after the Vienna Opera House.It is home to
both the State Opera and the State Ballet.
• Matthias Church was originally built in Romanesque
style in 1015. The current building was constructed in
Gothic style in the 14th century.
• You can also see some photos of nice places, buildings
and Buda’s castle District.
Budapest on stamps
Lánchíd
Operaház
Mátyás templom
Buda castle
For centuries Buda was the scene
of important historical events.It is a
castle and palace complex.
Nowadays two museums –
Budapest History Museum,
Hungarian National Gallery-and
Hungary’s biggest library can be
visited here. Mátyás church is
also located in Buda’s Castle
District.
From the oldest existing text in
Hungarian to the latest printed
materials are collected here in
the National Széchenyi library.
Mátyás templom
Mátyás-templom) is a
church located in
Budapest, Hungary, at
the heart of Buda's
Castle District.
Originally it was built in
1015. In many respects
the 700 year history of
the church serves as a
symbol of the city’s rich,
yet often tragic history.
The church was the
scene of several
coronations and King
Matthias’ two weddings.
Operaház
The Hungarian State Opera
House was built in neoRenaissance style in 1884.
The auditórium holds
1261seats.
Ferenc Erkel composer of
the Hungarian national
anthem was the first music
director of the opera house.
The richly -decorated
building was designed by
Ybl Miklós, a major figure of
Hungarian architecture of
19th century.
Lánchíd
It was the first permanent
bridge across the Danube in
Budapest, and was opened
in 1849. The bridge has the
name of István Széchenyi, a
major supporter of its
construction, attached to it,
but is most commonly
known as the Chain Bridge.
At the time of its
construction, it was regarded
as one of the modern
world's engineering
wonders.
The oldest bridge of
Budapest is 375 meters
long.