Hungarian Parliament ... July 1, 2009

You know how when you live somewhere you think you have forever to take advantage of the things that are actually close by and then the time comes to leave and you realize you never actually did? Well, this is the issue I had. With just days left before we move back the US, I had a long list of things that I had not yet done (Heather had done a few of them, but not me) that we needed to cram into the last 10 days.
The first of these was to tour the Hungarian Parliament. They offer daily guided tours inside the beautiful building, so I went over one morning and quickly took the tour. I pass the structure EVERY day, and most days I even still noticed it, considering how majestic it really is. I actually think the inside does not do the outside justice, but that's just my opinion.
The building itself was completed in 1896 in the Gothic Revival style. During Communist rule, the government added a red star in the middle of the steeple over the central dome. This, however, was removed after their demise.

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