Today our route is basically within the Andrassy Avenue,
we took the tram and start to walk towards St. Stephen's Basilica. It is a
Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest. The name is to honor Stephen, the first
King of Hungary (975–1038).
It is told that Stephen's right hand is housed in the reliquary, it is said that his right hand is "incorruptible". St. Stephen was the sixth largest church building in Hungary before 1920 and now it is the third largest church building in present-day Hungary.
The site of today's basilica was a theater in the 18th century, called Hetz-Theater. The theater was a place where animal fights were hosted. One of the wealthy citizens (Zitterbarth János) of the newly formed district built a temporary church there. In the late 1810s, about a few hundred people formed the Lipótváros Parish. Then they began the fundraising and the believers started to make plans for the future church.
The architectural style is Neo-Classical; it has a Greek
cross ground plan. The façade is anchored by two large bell towers. In the
southern tower is Hungary's biggest bell, weighing over 9 tons. Its predecessor
had a weight of almost 8 tons, but it was used for military purposes during
World War II. Visitors may access the dome by elevators or by climbing 364
stairs for a 360° view overlooking Budapest.
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