The Cathedral of St Matthias on Castle Hill where the kings of Hungary were crowned. It stands close to the Fishermen's Bastion overlooking Budapest
Frigyes Schulek started to rebuild and restore Matthias Church in 1873. As part of the restoration and redesign of the 19th century Baroque church into its present day mixture of older Gothic and newer Neo-Gothic look, the architect felt the need to redesign the grounds around the castle. This had major consequences on both the designs and the building of the Fisherman’s Bastion. The construction of the Fisherman’s Bastion started just before the Matthias Church was finished by 1896, the thousandth birthday of the Hungarian state.
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Location: Budapest Hungary Eastern Europe
Photo credit: © Brenda Kean / Alamy / Afripics
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