Vajdahunyad Castle
Vajdahunyad Castle (
architectural styles: Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque. Originally, it was made from cardboard and wood, but it became so popular that it was rebuilt from stone and brick between 1904 and 1908. Today, it houses the Museum of Hungarian Agriculture, the biggest agricultural museum in Europe.[2]
The statue of the chronicler
Anonymus (by Miklós Ligeti) is also displayed in the castle court. Anonymus lived in the 12th century (his true identity is unknown, but he was a notary of Béla III of Hungary), who wrote the chronicle Gesta Hungarorum
(Deeds of the Hungarians).
The external wall of the castle contains a bust of
Béla Lugosi, a Hungarian-American actor famous for portraying Count Dracula in the original 1931 film
.
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References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vajdahunyad castle (Budapest).
- ^ "Website of the Vajdahunyad Castle". History of Vajdahunyad Castle. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Website of the Museum of Hungarian Agriculture". General Information. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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