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The
Vajdahunyad
Castle
(Hungarian
Vajdahunyad
vára)
is
a
historicized
castle
in
the
city
park
in
the
Hungarian
capital
Budapest.
However,
it
is
not
quite
as
historic
as
it
seems.
It
was
built
in
1896
as
part
of
the
Budapest
Millennium
Exhibition,
initially
as
a
temporary
structure,
and
was
not
built
in
its
present
form
until
1901-1907.
Since
1907
it
has
been
home
to
the
Hungarian
Agricultural
Museum.
Please
do
not
be
surprised,
there
is
a
castle
in
Transylvania
known
by
the
same
name.
It
is
the
family
castle
of
the
Hunyadi
family,
Hunedoara
Castle.
So
it
is
a
reminiscence
to
Hungary's
probably
most
famous
king
that
the
artificial
castle
in
the
city
forest
has
got
such
a
famous
name.
Vajdahunyad
Castle
is
located
near
Heroes'
Square
in
the
centre
of
the
Budapest
City
Park.
The
castle
is
located
on
the
island
of
Széchenyi-sziget
within
the
artificial
lake
(Városligeti-tó),
which
is
used
as
an
ice
rink
in
winter,
among
other
things.
It
is
accessible
via
four
bridges.
On
the
occasion
of
the
millennium
celebration
of
the
Hungarian
land
grab
under
Árpád,
the
main
wing
of
the
medieval
castle
of
Hunedoara
(ung.
Vajdahunyadi
vár)
in
Transylvania
was
reconstructed
as
the
central
pavilion
for
the
millennium
exhibition.
The
name
Vajdahunyad
Castle
quickly
became
established
for
the
entire
building
complex,
even
though
it
is
a
wild
mix
of
different
architectural
styles
and
building
snippets.
You
can
see
parts
of
Romanesque,
Gothic
and
Renaissance
or
Baroque
buildings
from
d4m
of
the
whole
Hungarian
territory.
Among
the
models
were
the
portal
of
the
abbey
church
of
St.
George
in
Ják,
the
chapel
of
Csütörtökhely
(today
Spišský
Štvrtok,
Slovakia)
and
the
Catherine
Gate
in
Brassó
(today
Brașov,
Romania).
Several
buildings
in
Upper
Hungary
inspired
Renaissance
and
Baroque
elements.
During
the
Second
World
War
the
building
was
hit
by
six
bombs
in
1944/45,
damaging
the
Renaissance
and
Baroque
wings.
The
restoration
was
completed
in
1948.
During
the
battles
of
the
Hungarian
National
Uprising
the
castle
suffered
damage
again
and
was
only
completely
rebuilt
between
1978
and
1985.
Since
1991
Vajdahunyad
Castle
has
been
a
protected
monument.
Today
Vajdahunyad
Castle
is
considered
an
important
representative
of
Hungarian
historicism.
In
the
building
complex
there
are
numerous
architectural
styles
in
a
narrow
space,
from
Romanesque,
Gothic
and
Renaissance
to
Baroque.
The
Hungarian
Agricultural
Museum
(Magyar
Mezőgazdasági
Múzeum)
occupies
the
largest
part
of
the
building
wings
to
the
right
of
the
castle
gate.
The
permanent
exhibition
consists
of
nine
parts,
and
there
are
also
changing
special
exhibitions.
It
displays
farm
tools,
agricultural
machinery
and
other
objects
of
Hungarian
agriculture
and
forestry,
as
well
as
a
large
selection
of
animal
preparations.
In
addition,
the
exhibition
gives
an
overview
of
traditional
fishing,
viticulture
and
animal
husbandry
and
the
Hungarian
flora.
The
neo-Romanesque
chapel,
which
is
modelled
on
the
abbey
church
of
Ják,
is
a
magnet
for
bridal
couples
and
visitors
alike.
From
the
tower
of
the
Castle
Gate
and
the
Apostle's
Tower
(modelled
on
the
clock
tower
of
Sighișoara/Segesvár)
there
is
a
beautiful
view
over
the
town
woods.
Die
Burg
Vajdahunyad
(ungarisch
Vajdahunyad
vára)
ist
eine
historisierte
Burg
im
Stadtwäldchen
in
der
ungarischen
Hauptstadt
Budapest.
Allerdings
nicht
ganz
so
historisch
wie
sie
den
Anschein
macht.
Sie
entstand
1896
im
Rahmen
der
Budapester
Millenniumsausstellung
zunächst
als
temporärer
Bau
und
wurde
erst
von
1901
bis
1907
in
ihrer
heutigen
Form
erbaut.
Seit
1907
beherbergt
sie
das
Ungarische
Landwirtschaftsmuseum.
Bitte
nicht
wundern,
es
gibt
eine
Burg
in
Siebenbürgen,
die
unter
dem
gleichen
Namen
bekannt
ist.
Es
handelt
sich
um
die
Stammburg
der
Familie
Hunyadi,
Burg
Hunedoara.
Es
ist
also
eine
Reminiszenz
an
Ungarns
wohl
bekanntesten
König,
dass
die
künstliche
Burg
im
Stadtwäldchen
einen
so
bekannten
Namen
erhalten
hat.
Die
Burg
Vajdahunyad
befindet
sich
in
der
Nähe
des
Heldenplatzes
im
Zentrum
des
Budapester
Stadtwäldchens.
Die
Burg
liegt
auf
der
Insel
Széchenyi-sziget
innerhalb
des