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In 1802 Count Ferenc Széchenyi offered his collection and library to establish the Museum and between 1837 and 1847 the building was completed in Classical style by Mihály Pollack. Since March 15th 1948 however the garden has been a place of memorial. In 1848 the Upper House of National parliament sat in the Museum's ceremonial hall, and many further sessions were held here until the completion of the new Parliament building. From 1978 to 2000 the Holy Crown and the symbols of royalty were on display here.
In 1996 the exhibition were brought uo to date, and since that time the Museum has depicted the history of Hungary, 8 romms covering the period from the king of the Árpád dynasty to the Turkish invasions, 7 rooms from the Ráküczi wars of liberation to the end of 19th century and the further four rooms for the 20th century Hungary. The Museum's ground floor cantains a collection of semi-precious and precious stones. The Museum garden is decorated with statues and in front of the Museum is the statue of the poet János Arany, the work of Alajos Stróbl.

Saint István Cathedral

   This, the largest ecclesiastical building in the capital, has been the joint cathedral church of the Esztergom-Budapest diocese since 1993. The basilica was built in Classical style by József Hild between 1851 and 1867 and developed in Neo-renaissance style by Miklós Ybl by 1891.
   The interior, completed between 1891 and 1904 is the work of József Kauser. The church was consecrated in 1905 and the following year the final stone was laid in the presence of Franz Joseph. Three cardinals who were later to become popes gave masses here and in 1991 Pope John Paul paid a visit to the church. In 1906the earthly remains of Ferenc Rákóczi II and Ilona Zrínyi were laid to rest here. During the World Eucharist Conference in 1938 some of the ceremonies were held in the church. Since 1951 the church has preserved the Szent Jobb, King István's mummified right hand. The walls of the church are covered with fifty different types of marble and fine stones, and the mosaics were designed by Lotz and Benczúr. A statue of St. István in Carrara marble by Alajos Stróbl decorates the main altar. The colums of the dome are decorated with statues of St. László (the work of János Fadrusz), of St. Gellért with the infant Count Imre (Alajos Stróbl), and of St. Elisabet of the Árpád Dynasty (Károly Senyei), while the pulpit is the work of József Kauser. The third largest organ in Hungary with its 6000 pipes was built by the Angster firm of Pécs in 1904.
   The basilica has valuable altar paintings: by Gyula Benczúr: St. István Offering the Crown to Mary, by György Vastagh the Elder: St. Imre, and by Gyula Stetka: Christ on the Cross.

   The St. Jobb Chapel was created in 1971 abd its present interior dates from 1987. The painted windows depict the Hungarian saints. The silver St. Jobb reliquary was created in Vienna in 1862.

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Mátyás Church

    The church was founded by Béla IV and was built in Gothic style between 1255 and 1269. During the reigns of Lajos the Great, Zsigmond and Mátyás, the Church was expanded and king Mátyás rebuilt the southern tower. During the Turkish occupation from 1541, the church was used as their mail mosque by the occupying forces. When the Turks left in 1686, the church was handed over, first to the Franciscans and then to the Jesuits, and rebuilt in Baroque style. The present Neo-gothic apperance of the church took shape between 1874 and 1896 on the basis of plans drawn up by Frigyes Schulek. In 1970 the roof was renovated with Zsolnay ceramic tiles.
    In the Middle Ages the Kings, who were crowned in the city of Székesfehérvár, were shown to the citizens of Buda here, and sometimes the church was used for the laying in state of decased monarchs. The church also saw the coronations of Károly Róbert in 1308, Franz Joseph in 1867, and Károly IV in 1916. From the reign of Zsigmond the church housed the flags and victory symbols from important military campaigns. In 1424 Zsigmond received the Byzantine emperor here. After king Mátyás's coronation in 1458, the Thanksgiving Mass and Mátyás's oath-taking ceremony were held in the church.
    The squat, thirteenth century, late Romanesque tower, bears the name of the church's founder, Béla IV. The southern tower, known as the Mátyás tower is 81 meters high, and the royal crest, bearing the date 1470 was moved from the end of the 19th century, and is the work of the painter Bertalan Székely, and he and Károly Lotz also designed the stained-glass windows. The flags on the colums in the main aisle were used in the 1867 coronation ceremony. In the Loretto chapel is the legendary marble statue of the Madonna. On the northern wall of the Béla Tower there is a frsco by Lotz, celebrating the victory at Nándorfehérvár (temporarily Belgrade). The Neo-romanesque baptismal font is the work of Frigyes Schulek and the altar paintings is the St. Imre chapel are the work of Mihály Zichy. In the Holy Trinity chapel is the sarcophagus of Béla III and his wife. The wall paintings in the St. László chapel are the work of Lotz Károly and in the niche is a small model of the reliquary that contained the king's head. The main altar is the work of Schulek and in the centre is a statue of the Madonna carved in wood. The church's first floor gallery is now used as a museum of ecclesiastical art.

Fisherman's Bastion

    The Fisherman's bastion was built between 1895 and 1902 next to Mátyás Church in neo-romanesque style following plans drawn up by Frigyes Schulek, who also directed the work. Schulek designed the bastion to provide an appropriate backdrop for the recently completed Mátyás Church and the bastion was never used for defensive purposes.
    In the Middle Ages, the defence of this section of the walls of Buda castle was the responsibility of the Fisherman's Guild, and this explains how today's attractive tourist destination got its name. The collection of towers built of white limestone, today defines the landscape of Budapest. According the tradition, the seven towers represents the seven tribes that settled in Hungary, the tent-like roofs evoking the tents of the seven tribal chieftains. An arched stairway leads to the large northern tower, which was built on the site of the former Tower of Heralds. On either sides stand statues of the chieftains Álmos and Elõd.
    A mounted statute of St. István by Alois Stróbl was unveiled in 1906 on the site originally designated for the National Pantheon designed by Schulek. The four sides of the plinth designed by Schulek feature reliefs depicting scenes from the life of St. István.

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