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PLEASE, no multi invitations, glitters or self promotion in your comments, THEY WILL BE DELETED. My photos are FREE for anyone to use, just give me credit and it would be nice if you let me know, thanks - NONE OF MY PICTURES ARE HDR.

Last night of the tour was a river cruise on the Danube admiring both the Buda and Pest sides of the river. The food was Hungarian and international dishes, a great way to end the tour.

The Hungarian Parliament Building is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, one of Europe's oldest legislative buildings, a notable landmark of Hungary and a popular tourist destination of Budapest. It lies in Lajos Kossuth Square, on the bank of the Danube. It is currently the largest building in Hungary.

Construction was started in 1885 and the building was inaugurated on the 1000th anniversary of the country in 1896, and completed in 1904.

About one thousand people were involved in construction, during which 40 million bricks, half a million precious stones and 40 kilograms (88 lb) of gold were used. After World War II the diet (legislative body) became single-chambered and today the government uses only a small portion of the building. During the communist regime a red star perched on the top of the dome, but was removed in 1990. Mátyás Szűrös declared the Hungarian Republic from the balcony facing Lajos Kossuth Square on 23rd October in 1989.
Date Taken on 12 May 2012, 15:05
Source Hungary-2548 - Start of the Night Cruise
Author Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada
Camera location47° 30′ 30.61″ N, 19° 02′ 32.16″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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