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Esztergom
Interesting places in Esztergom:Esztergom (Croatian: Ostrogon; German: Gran helpinfo); Polish: Ostrzyhom; Serbian: Ostrogon or Ostrogon; Slovak: Ostrihom, Latin: Strigonium, Turkish: Estergon} is a small city in northern Hungary, about 50 km north-west of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komrom-Esztergom county, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there.
Pulpit of the Basilica
- Basilica on castle hill is the town's claim to fame and the largest basilica in the country. It was in a church formerly built on the same spot that the Hungarian king Vajk was baptised and from then on known as Saint Stephen. Entrance to the basilica is free, though you can pay extra to visit the crypts, cupola, and the treasury.
- The Keresztény Múzeum/Christian Museum has the biggest ecclestial collection in Hungary. The museum is located in the Primate's Palace in the Watertown part of town.
- Entrance to the Castle museum is free. It's next to the basilica . The castle was built on ancient Roman fundaments.
- Széchenyi square is the town's latest sights. It was completely rebuilt in 2006. Its' the main square of Esztergom with mostly baroque buildings, fountains and restaurants.
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Esztergom Basilica Organ
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The Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary taken into heaven and St Adalbert in Esztergom, Hungary is the main church of the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest, and the seat of the Catholic Church in Hungary. It is dedicated for the Blessed Virgin Mary Taken into Heaven, and Saint Adalbert. As a building, it is the largest church in Hungary and the third largest in Europe. Its inner area is 56,000 m². It is 118 m long and 49 m wide. It has a reverberation time of more than 9 seconds. Its dome, forming a semi-sphere, is situated in the middle, and it has 12 windows. It is 71.5 m high inside, with a diameter of 33.5 metres, and is 100 m high from outside, counted from the crypt, thus it is the tallest building in Hungary. The altarpiece (13.5 × 6.6 metres, depicting the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Michelangelo Grigoletti) is the largest painting in the world painted on a single piece of canvas. The basilica is also known for Bakócz Chapel (named after Tamás Bakócz), built by Italian masters between 1506–1507 out of red marble of Süttő, its walls adorned with Tuscan Renaissance motifs. It is the most precious remaining example of Renaissance art in Hungary. The huge crypt, built in Old Egyptian style in 1831, is today the resting place of late archbishops. The organ -------------- The renovation and enlargement of the organ started in the 1980s, after extended preparations, and it is currently in progress. It is supervised by István Baróti, the basilica's organist and choirmaster, who has been holding this position since 1975. The work still needs financial support for completion. The organ has 5 manuals and, by the autumn of 2006, it will have 85 stops working out of the planned set of 146 (currently there are approx. 75). This is where the biggest organ pipe can be found in Hungary, 10 m, 11 yard, in length. The smallest pipe is 7 mm, ¼ inch (without pipe foot). This organ, when ready, will be the third largest one in Europe, surpassing all organs in Hungary in its sound and variety. (Its only rival can be the modern organ of the Palace of Arts in Budapest but their acoustics are rather different, the basilica having a prominent echo due to the extended flat surfaces in the cupola while the sound of the Palace of Arts instrument is more absorbed.) At the time of the construction, in 1856, the organ was unique in Hungary with its 49 stops, 3530 pipes and 3 manuals. The present organ preserves several stops from the instrument Liszt played.
Maria Valeria bridge
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Mária Valéria bridge between Esztergom (Hungary) and Sturovo (Slovakia). The bridge was designed by János Feketeházy in 1893. The architect built several bridges on the Danube. The most famous one is the in Budapest and the Elisabeth bridge in Komarom. The Maria Valeria bridge was named after the fourth daugther of Franz Joseph and Elisabeth. The German troops destroyed the bridge during WW2. The bridge wasn't rebuilt during the next 55 years. This was a typical symptom of the Communist brotherhood and the fraternal relations of these countries.. The bridge was rebuilt because of local pressure. Half of the budget was covered by the EU. According to an urban legend, the mayors of the two cities crossed it first and drunk an entire barrel of ber in the middle of the bridge. The bridge appeared in the travel book of Time of Gifts of Patrick Leigh Fermor. The first scene of the the second volume, Between the Woods and Water, describes him crossing the bridge and his first encounter with Hungary.
Esztergom Unwanted Panorama, Sturovo/Párkány View
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I didn't make it deliberately a panorama, I happened to come across that two neighbouring frames in my directory can be easily stitched together. The originals were taken by the usual Olympus 740 UZ. I was thinking about cutting the Danube more, finally I allowed the tree on the right side to reflect with whole body on the water.
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