Many visitors visit Hungarian Parliament building every year. (Photos courtesy of the Hungary Embassy) The exhibition, entitled 'Hungarian National Assembly in tenlarge-scale posters', presents the history and function ofthe Hungarian Parliament.
"The Hungarian Parliament building, also known as the 'House of theNation' due to its location, is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, anotable landmark of Hungary, and a popular tourist destination inBudapest," said Hungarian Ambassador Csaba Ory atthe exhibition's opening ceremony.
"The Hungarian Parliament building is by far the most well-known Hungarianedifice in Vietnam. It is loved so much that we have decided to use itsimage as a leitmotiv on the Hungarian section of the Hanoi Ceramic Road onNghi Tam street."
The building is considered to be one of the most beautiful parliamentbuildings in the world. The building is an invaluable treasure, thepride of the Hungarian nation and is listed as aUNESCO world cultural heritage site.
This imposing edifice was built in a neo-gothic style over 17 years, basedon the plans of Imre Steindl.
The dimensions of the neo-gothic palace are 265m-long and 123m wide.The building has a total of 29 gates allowing entrance to 262 numberedrooms. Upon its completion, it was one of the largest parliamentbuildings in the world.
Besides the larger historic and allegorical murals, the walls, theceilings and the wider architecture of the Parliament building aredensely covered with ornamental and figurative decorative paintings.
"We are honoured to co-hold the exhibition with Hungarians in Vietnam,"said Kieu Thuy Nga, director of the library hosting the exhibition.
"The express intention was to construct the building out ofHungarian materials with the work of local craftsmen andmanufacturers, with the vegetation of the surrounding CarpathianBasin appearing in its ornamentation and the art in the buildinginvoking significant events from Hungarian history."
The exhibition runs until June 6 at 31 Trang Thi street, Hanoi./.
VNA
