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Photo: Filip Maljković from Pancevo, Serbia, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
King Stephen was the first king of Hungary (crowned about 1000). He was declared a saint for his efforts in bringing Christianity to Hungary. He carries the apostolic cross with two crossbars, symbol granted him by the Pope. The sculpture was made by sculptor Alajos Strobl, started the project in 1896 and completed it in 1906. Frigyes Schulek designed the Neo-Romanesque foundation for the statue. The foundation structure is decorated with reliefs, which commemorate a prominent moment of King Stephen's reign: the coronation scene, the introduction of the legislative act, the depiction of Vienna and the Austria-Hungary dualism, while on the back and east we see a series of scenes symbolizing the temple construction, where Stróbl depicted the aging Schulek master as the bearded, kneeling, model of King Stephen in the form of a master builder.
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Szent Mihály-kápolna
15 min 3D movie about the history of Hungary in a 700 years old Gothic chapel.
Halászbástya
One of the best known monuments in Budapest. This is the large white tower and lookout terrace complex. It is one of the most important tourist attractions due to the unique panorama of Budapest from the Neo-Romanesque lookout terraces. It’s named after both the medieval fishmarket once nearby and the Guild of Fishermen who defended this section of the wall during past wars. The story is that different trades were responsible for defending different parts of the castle walls and that this section of the defenses was raised by the fishermen’s guild. In fact, the structure is a late 19th century fantasy built to add class to the area. That this is an invention does not detract at all from the attractiveness of the structure, nor from the impressive views of the river and Pest on the opposite side.
Church of the Assumption, Mátyás-templom, Nagyboldogasszony-templom
According to church tradition, it was built in Romanesque style in 1015, although few references exist. The current building was constructed in the florid late Gothic style in the second half of the 14th century and was extensively restored in the late 19th century. It was the second largest church of medieval Buda. The rococo spire of this church is one of the easily seen landmarks of the Buda Castle.
Sárkányölő Szent György-szobor
Bronze copy of the statue of Saint George and the Dragon from 1313 that can be found in the Prague Castle, that original statue was made by medieval Hungarian masters (the Kolozsvari Brothers).
Hunyadi János-szobor
István Tóth was commissioned to make the statue in 1899, which was ceremoniously inaugurated in 1903. The Neo-Gothic limestone foundation was built according to Frigyes Schulek's plans. The foundation is closed by leaf-shaped ledges, the facade features the coat of arms of Hunyadi, and the other sides have a marble decoration. The Hero in armor, with a raven-helmet on his head, resting on a pall, heavily on his pallet, with the flags and other military badges of the defeated Turks at his feet, symbolizing his victory.
Szentháromság-szobor
It's a tall Baroque column decorated with many statues, erected by thankful survivors. Made by Fülöp Ungleich and Antal Hörger in 1712–1713. On the pedestal of the statue are lined three reliefs: The Prayer of David, The Plague, The Construction of the Votive Memorial. Among the reliefs are three cartridges, the coats of arms of Hungary and Buda. The Austrian imperial coat of arms in the third cartridge was destroyed. Around the body of the monument are three groups of six angels and nine holy statues: the Virgin Mary, St. Sebastian, St. Roch, St. Francis Xavier, St. Joseph, St. Augustine of Hippo, St. John the Baptist, St. John of Nepomuk, St. Christopher.