http://www.flickr.com/photos/fesign/tags/imresteindl/ Thu, 31 May 2012 04:07:12 -0700 Thu, 31 May 2012 04:07:12 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8139/buddyicons/18023272@N00.jpg?1369112245#18023272@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/fesign/tags/imresteindl/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/fesign/7307525568/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/fesign/">fesign</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fesign/7307525568/" title="The House of Parliament, Budapest"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7100/7307525568_bfcf6c06e3_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="The House of Parliament, Budapest" /></a></p> <p>As the millennial celebrations of 1896 approached, the nation's demand for representation channelled the conception of a unique Parliament building. The Palace of Westminster in part inspired the design, but a well-known Hungarian architect, Imre Steindl, laid out the plans in their entirety. The building stretches 268 meters in its length, along the Danube embankment. Ornamented with white neo-gothic turrets and arches, it forms the most outstanding landmark of the Pest side horizon. Statues of Hungarian monarchs and military commanders decorate the outer walls. The unique interior design includes huge halls, over 12,5 miles of corridors, a 96-meter high central dome, and 691 rooms. When the Parliament is not in session, all these can be visited.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://istvandesign.com/recent/h3ade1080#h2e77fcb9" rel="nofollow">Best Viewed Large</a></p> Thu, 31 May 2012 04:07:12 -0700 2012-05-24T16:51:14-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (fesign) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7307525568 The House of Parliament, Budapest <p>As the millennial celebrations of 1896 approached, the nation's demand for representation channelled the conception of a unique Parliament building. The Palace of Westminster in part inspired the design, but a well-known Hungarian architect, Imre Steindl, laid out the plans in their entirety. The building stretches 268 meters in its length, along the Danube embankment. Ornamented with white neo-gothic turrets and arches, it forms the most outstanding landmark of the Pest side horizon. Statues of Hungarian monarchs and military commanders decorate the outer walls. The unique interior design includes huge halls, over 12,5 miles of corridors, a 96-meter high central dome, and 691 rooms. When the Parliament is not in session, all these can be visited.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://istvandesign.com/recent/h3ade1080#h2e77fcb9" rel="nofollow">Best Viewed Large</a></p> fesign city urban building castle architecture river boat hungary budapest parliament landmark structure sailor parlament magyar danube országház imresteindl nationalassemblyofhungary http://www.flickr.com/photos/fesign/7307512320/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/fesign/">fesign</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fesign/7307512320/" title="The House of Parliament, Budapest"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7215/7307512320_f492a35c88_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="The House of Parliament, Budapest" /></a></p> <p>As the millennial celebrations of 1896 approached, the nation's demand for representation channelled the conception of a unique Parliament building. The Palace of Westminster in part inspired the design, but a well-known Hungarian architect, Imre Steindl, laid out the plans in their entirety. The building stretches 268 meters in its length, along the Danube embankment. Ornamented with white neo-gothic turrets and arches, it forms the most outstanding landmark of the Pest side horizon. Statues of Hungarian monarchs and military commanders decorate the outer walls. The unique interior design includes huge halls, over 12,5 miles of corridors, a 96-meter high central dome, and 691 rooms. When the Parliament is not in session, all these can be visited.</p> Thu, 31 May 2012 04:02:58 -0700 2012-05-24T16:51:14-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (fesign) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7307512320 The House of Parliament, Budapest <p>As the millennial celebrations of 1896 approached, the nation's demand for representation channelled the conception of a unique Parliament building. The Palace of Westminster in part inspired the design, but a well-known Hungarian architect, Imre Steindl, laid out the plans in their entirety. The building stretches 268 meters in its length, along the Danube embankment. Ornamented with white neo-gothic turrets and arches, it forms the most outstanding landmark of the Pest side horizon. Statues of Hungarian monarchs and military commanders decorate the outer walls. The unique interior design includes huge halls, over 12,5 miles of corridors, a 96-meter high central dome, and 691 rooms. When the Parliament is not in session, all these can be visited.</p> fesign city urban bw building castle architecture river boat hungary budapest parliament landmark structure sailor parlament magyar danube országház imresteindl nationalassemblyofhungary