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Matthias Church

A Gothic church on Castle Hill with a roof of colorful glazed tiles and painted walls inside.

Photo: Thaler Tamas · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Every day; shorter hours on Sundays
Price
Paid
Time Needed
45 minutes
Address
Szentháromság tér 2, 1014 BudapestDirections
Getting There
Bus 16 to Szentháromság tér.

Why Go

Kings were crowned here, among them Franz Joseph and Sisi as king and queen of Hungary in 1867. Its walls are painted in patterns from floor to vault, and the roof glitters with Zsolnay tiles.

It stands beside the Fisherman's Bastion.

Nearby in Budapest

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