Matthias Church In Budapest Is A Real Feast For The Eyes

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More than 700 years old, Matthias Church, also known as Mátyás Templom in Hungarian, is one of the most noticeable Budapest landmarks. It's located in the heart of the Buda's Castle District, in the old part of Budapest. It is right in front of the Fisherman's Bastion which oversees the Danube River and the new part of Budapest. This grandiose piece of Gothic architecture is most noticeable for its colorful roof which stands out among the white marble of the Fisherman's Bastion.

If you have ever gone to Budapest or just appreciate it's beauty, you can be sure that you will appreciate this puzzle of Budapest at dusk. You'll be able to spend a few hours putting together such a beautiful place, allowing you to admire from the comfort of your own home! Be sure to pick one of these up!

Matthias Church is one of the finest churches in Budapest, and the most unique churches in Europe. Located atop the Buda Castle hill, it has been serving the citizens of the Buda Castle Hill since 1015, its foundation by the first Hungarian king. Bored with churches? Not this time.
Full of surprises, mysteries and treasures, the church has a breathtaking interior with colours inspired by orientalism and romantic historicism. Its mystically exotic atmosphere paired with its Neo-Gothic features differentiates it from any other church.
Matthias Church is unlike many of the typical churches dating back to the Middle Ages.

While the outside of Matthias Church offers the historical beauty of traditional Gothic churches with delicate turrets, the coloured tile roofs already give away that this church is not following the usual recipe: entering inside the church you will experience one of the most welcoming combinations of warm lights, shadows and colours with orange, brown, golden hewed frescos reaching from floor to ceiling, beautiful stain glass windows, far reaching arches, century old wooden pews, medieval remnants.

If you are a first time visitor in Budapest, you will see that this church is off the beaten path of church architecture. We think Matthias Church is a must see attraction in Budapest.The interior of Matthias Church is absolutely unique due to the elaborately detailed gilt walls. Despite being a Gothic Catholic church, the atmosphere is more mesmerizingly oriental and mystically exotic rather than the customary (Baroque or Renaissance) church interiors you would see in Europe. There are beautiful lights lingering in the church hall of Matthias Church.

If you ever visit Budapest, go check out this place, you definitely won't regret it! Have you ever seen such an amazing church? Let us know in the comment section. Be sure to visit https://rumble.com/ for more awesome views such as this one, and feel free to upload any of your own travel videos as well! has quite the history and a story to tell.
According to historians a church called Church of Mary stood on the site of the current building founded by Saint Stephen, the first king of Hungary in 1015.

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