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It's time to hop on the next express to Budapest and explore another incredible city in Eastern Europe. This time it's in the country of Hungary.

This an interior shot of Saint Stephen's Basilica, the largest church in Budapest. This is taken right down the center of the church looking up towards the brilliant dome, which in fact is the second one completed for the cathedral. The first dome collapsed in 1868 and had to be rebuilt from the ground up. Much to this fact, the cathedral took 54 years to build and was finally completed in 1905.

The Basilica along with the Hungarian Parliament Building are the tallest buildings in Budapest measuring 96 meters. It has a width of 55 m and a length of 87.4 m.

The cathedral is named in honour of the first King of Hungary, Saint Stephen I
(c 975–1038), whose mummified fist is actually kept inside a glass case inside the church.

This is one of the hundreds of church's Laurie and I visited on our travels and as you can imagine by the end of it they all started to blend together, but this one stood out and is now one of my favourites. Although much smaller, in my opinion, it has the same elegance and richness of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City.

Enjoy the view and please keep your voices down and respect the church : )

Oh and please see it LARGE for all the details to come out.

As always; comments, critiques and faves are always appreciated! :D

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Taken in: Magyarország / Budapest / Budapest / Belvaros (show map)

Taken on: July 28, 2008

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