03 — ARTWORK
Exterior view
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COMMENTARY
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The Basilicaa church building, usually facing east, with a tall main nave and two or four side aisles of lesser height. There may also be a transept between the nave and the choir, which is reserved for the clergy. Originally, the basilica was an ancient Greek administrative building, and the Romans used this form for markets and law courts; it then became a place of assembly for the early Christians, and thus a church. is the most important church building in Hungary. It is named after Saint Stephen I of Hungary, the first King of Hungary (c. 975–1038), whose "incorruptible" right hand is housed in the reliquarya container (often richly decorated) for sacred relics, usually parts of a saint's body..
The architectural style is Neoclassical; it has a Greek crossA cross with four arms of equal length. ground plan. The façadethe front or principal face of a building, especially one elaborately constructed; a blind façade is a façade that is purely decorative and does not relate to the structure of the building. is anchored by two large bell towers. In the southern tower is Hungary's biggest bell, weighing over 9 tons.
The photo shows the main façade.
CITE THIS RECORD — BIBTEX
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Exterior view by YBL, Miklós},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ybl-mikls-r0237b629a339cf/exterior-view-r85b98bc8b46d13},
urldate = {2026-09-09},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
