In this virtual travel vlog tour, I am going to show you Vajdahunyad Castle (Vajdahunyad vára) in Budapest, in VR 360. Also, I had a pleasant surprise to meet here an old violinist whom I also featured in this video.
There is no one who does not know the Vajdahunyad Castle (Vajdahunyad vára) in the City Park (Városliget), but despite the fact that so many walk and look around the castle surrounded by tall trees, most do not know where they are actually going.
The Vajdahunyad Castle on the Széchenyi Island of City Park has grown to our heart as part of a complex of buildings and is one of Budapest’s main attractions, so it’s worth knowing its history.
A few words about the history of the castle, the location and what you, the visitor can see here.
– History of the Vajdahunyad vára in Városliget
If you look more closely at the immediate surroundings of the castle, there are relatively small but distinctive buildings with the distinctive statue of Anonymus sitting quietly and mysteriously, in front of which the Vajdahunyad Castle stands out.
Although we call it fortresses, here were never actually any rulers. The Vajdahunyad Castle was built together with other buildings in the neighborhood to celebrate the 1896 Millennium Celebrations. It was built as a replica of the castle in Hunedoara, Romania. At first, the building was constructed from temporary, not very durable materials, forming the Historical Building Group, according to the plans of Ignác Alpár. Wood was chosen not only because the buildings were made for only one exhibition, but also because they were short of time. The purpose of this group of buildings was to present the thousand-year history of Hungarian architecture with the help of replicas of famous Hungarian buildings built in Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque styles. However, the complex was so successful that a few years after the exhibition, between 1904 and 1908, the buildings were rebuilt with durable materials. This is how today’s Historic Buildings were created.
– Romanesque buildings
Jacob’s Chapel carries the characteristics of two temples. Its floor plan was modeled on the typical entrance door of Lébényi from the entrance of the Ják church. Roman Catholic Masses are indeed held here on Sundays. Romanesque buildings also include the Torture Tower, the Tomb Tower, the Lion’s Stone Bridge, the Hidas or Arrow Gate, the Segesvár Bastion Tower, the Kerengő, and the Auditorium.
– Gothic buildings
Hungarian Gothic architecture was to be presented in the copy of the Nyeboysa Tower, the Vojdahunyad Tower, the Knight’s Hall, and the tower of the Apostles, which is a replica of the clock tower of Segesvár.
– Renaissance Baroque buildings
These include the Austrian Baroque palace – which is the building of the Hungarian Museum of Agriculture. Overlooking City Park Lake, you can see the German facade and the onion-domed German tower, which were made in the German Renaissance style, and the French tower with dolphin decoration.
Since the Hungarian Museum of Agriculture is located on the spot, it is worthwhile to visit occasionally, before or after a pleasant walk in the shade of old trees in the City Park.
With the hope this VR 360 virtual video tour has convinced you to pay a visit to Budapest and see Vajdahunyad vára and Városliget in reality, alongside many other beautiful art creations of this city, we are waiting for you. We wish you a safe trip when you travel to Hungary. If you want to stay updated with more VR 360 videos, please subscribe to our channel.
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