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King Matthias Museum
Fö út 29,
Western Bank Of The Danube
Central Danubia
Hungary
Type: Museum
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Western Bank Of The Danube
Central Danubia
Hungary
Type: Museum
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Unfortunately, much of the glory is gone, but a hint of it can be seen in the King Matthias Museum. This is about five minutes farther on Fö útca after it joins the highway once again. Continue on and you will come to Salamon torony utca. Go through the Budapest gate of the old castle fortifications. The museum, which is a part of the restored Solomon’s Tower, houses portions of the restored palace. It is a marvelous five-story, 13thcentury edifice and has most of its original fountains and statues.
The Tower was built on top of an even older Roman lookout. It is considered one of the best preserved and largest of the Romanesque Towers surviving in all of Eastern and Central Europe. The tower is part of the 13th-century water bastion defensive system for the castle. Before the construction of the palace, in 1316, it was the defensive center and residence of the royal house, which was forced to flee Buda when the Turks invaded.
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