Visegrád, Royal Town on the Danube Photo Gallery by Helen Betts at pbase.com

Visegrád, Royal Town on the Danube

Visegrád, located in Hungary's Danube Bend region, on the narrowest part of the river, is home to an ancient citadel and a partially restored palace as well as some buildings by the late organic architect Imre Makovecz.

Built on a 350-meter-high hill in the 13th century by King Bela IV, Visegrád Citadel used to be one of the finest castles in Hungary. It also housed the Hungarian royal jewels until 1440 and again before the Turkish occupation. Its outer walls are intact, and the view over the Danube and surrounding countryside is spectacular.

The royal palace was built by King Bela IV around the same time as the citadel. It fell into dereliction after the Turkish invasion and was subsequently buried in a landslide. The ruins were discovered in 1934.

Visegrád Citadel (1259)	Visegrád Citadel, entry	Visegrád Citadel	Visegrád Citadel
Visegrád Citadel, windows past and present	Visegrád Citadel, exhibit	Visegrád Citadel, textures of time	The Danube, from Visegrád Citadel
Forest Art Center by Imre Makovecz	Forest Art Center	Forest Art Center, bird door	Signature Makovecz
Makovecz design	Camping grounds guardian	Szentendre Island	Szentendre Island
Royal Palace at Visegrád	Royal Palace, chapel ruins	Royal Palace, reconstruction	Royal Palace, king's residence
Court of Honor, Hercules fountain	Court of Honor	Court of Honor	Terrace, Danube view
Partial remains of the Lion Fountain	Partial remains of the Lion Fountain	Partial remains of the Lion Fountain	Replica of the Lion Fountain
Dining hall re-creation	Bedroom re-creation	Royal Palace re-creation	King Mátyás coat of arms
Original stove tiles with royal coat-of-arms	The rebuilt stove with new tiles	Original tiles, Regensburg stove	The rebuilt Regensburg stove
Hercules Fountain remnants	Hercules Fountain, replica	Hercules Fountain, original base	In the gardens
Madonna of Visegrád	Chapel, original support for organist's balcony	Chapel, reconstructed support	Chapel reconstruction
Royal arches	Vestiges of the past	From the chapel reconstruction	View of the terrace
Parting view	Street level	Solomon's Tower, citadel walls	Farewell to Visegrád

William Barletta		07-Apr-2012 02:18
A superb exposition of this historic site. ~V~

Colin Storey		01-Apr-2012 20:52
Great gallery from this wonderful looking place to visit. v

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		01-Apr-2012 13:22
Gold work! BV Paolo

Long Bach Nguyen		01-Apr-2012 06:51
Great historical and photographic tour, You did a wonderful job in showing the town with beautiful images Helen

Ali Majdfar		31-Mar-2012 15:44
Spectacular gallery, beautiful town! ~V

Mairéad		29-Mar-2012 10:01
Looks like a very interesting place to explore.

Zoltán Balogh		29-Mar-2012 05:49
I'm glad to see you have discovered Visegrád Helen!:) A really nice and inviting collection of photographs, keep it up! V

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