Facts About Buda Castle
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The first royal residence on the Castle Hill was built by King Béla IV of Hungary between 1247 and 1265.
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The ceiling of the Habsburg Room was decorated with a fresco representing the apotheosis of the Habsburg Dynasty. It was the last important work of Károly Lotz, painted in 1903, one year before his death.
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Postage stamps depicting the castle were issued by Hungary on 26 March 1926, on 1 June 1967 & on 30 April 1986.
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Buda Castle is the historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest.
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Buda Castle was first completed in 1265, but the massive Baroque palace today occupying most of the site was built between 1749 and 1769.
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Buda Castle now houses the Hungarian National Gallery and The Budapest History Museum.
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Buda Castle is a part of the Budapest World Heritage Site, since 1987.
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The castle courtyard was used as the setting for Katy Perry’s 2010 music video, ‘Firework’.
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The original Royal Palace was ruined during WWII, it was rebuilt in a simplified Stalin Baroque style during the Kádár era.
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During the Ottoman era, the extensive cave system was utilized by the hunters to store tigers and Hungarian mountain bears.
