Esztergomi bazilika

Introduction

Esztergom Basilica is the largest and most majestic church in Hungary—a grand cathedral high on a hill in the ancient capital Esztergom, overlooking the Danube; the center of Hungarian Catholicism and its most sacred hall, and a stunning landmark of the Danube Bend. Esztergom sits on the Danube in the Danube Bend (facing Slovakia across the river), an ancient capital of extremely long history—it was once the earliest capital of the Hungarian Kingdom (Saint Stephen, the founding king, was born and crowned here), and has always been the center of Hungarian Catholicism (seat of the Primate of Hungary). High on a hill in Esztergom stands the Esztergom Basilica, the town's most majestic and important landmark—the largest and tallest church in Hungary (the country's number-one cathedral), and the most sacred center of Hungarian Catholicism. Built in the 19th century, it is a grand Neoclassical building: a solemn, imposing facade (grand columned portico) and an extremely striking, towering great dome, majestic and magnificent, high on the hill overlooking the Danube—the most stunning landmark on the Danube Bend skyline. The interior is likewise grand and gorgeous—spacious, lofty halls, a giant altarpiece (said to be among the largest single-canvas paintings in the world), precious religious treasures and crypts. Climbing the towering dome, you can overlook the ancient city of Esztergom, the winding Danube and Slovakia on the far bank—an extremely open, magnificent view. Visiting the Danube Bend, admiring the grand Esztergom Basilica, overlooking the Danube—a stunning attraction.

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