12 Sights in Székesfehérvár, Hungary (with Map and Images)

Bory Castle is a special group of buildings in the Old Hill district of Székesfehérvár, in the Marian Valley, which Jenő Bory (1879–1959), architect, sculptor and painter from Székesfehérvár, built and decorated largely by himself for decades, commemorating his conjugal love and artistic dreams. Bory began building the castle in 1923 and worked on it until the end of his life. The building was not only the home of the Bory family, but also a huge studio for the works of the architect and his wife, painter Ilona Komócsin (1885–1974), but also the works of other famous painters and sculptors. Bory intended the building itself to be a work of art in its own right.

Wikipedia: Bory-vár (HU)

The Golden Bull of 1222 was a golden bull, or edict, issued by Andrew II of Hungary. King Andrew II was forced by his nobles to accept the Golden Bull (Aranybulla), which was one of the first examples of constitutional limits being placed on the powers of a European monarch. The Golden Bull was issued at the year 1222 diet of Fehérvár. The law established the rights of the Hungarian nobility, including the right to disobey the King when he acted contrary to law. The nobles and the church were freed from all taxes and could not be forced to go to war outside of Hungary and were not obligated to finance it. This was also a historically important document because it set down the principles of equality for all of the nation's nobility. Seven copies of the edict were created, one for each of the following institutions: to the Pope, to the Knights Templar, to the Knights Hospitaller, to the Hungarian king itself, to the chapters of Esztergom and Kalocsa and to the palatine.

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Öreghegy is the largest suburb-like part of Székesfehérvár, located in the northeastern part of the city. The Old Hill, after which the district takes its name, rises to an altitude of 187 meters above sea level as the westernmost member of the Venetian Mountains. Its main rock constituent, granite, which was mined in several places, proved to be excellent for building foundations and paving the Downtown. The area was cultivated vineyard of the former capital since the Middle Ages even in the 20th century. A characteristic feature of the district is that most of the streets were named after the Highland settlements annexed by the Treaty of Trianon. Its population exceeds 10 thousand people. Its internal, somewhat separate parts are Bishopkertváros and Mariavalley.

Wikipedia: Öreghegy (Székesfehérvár) (HU)

The downtown Vörösmarty Theatre in Székesfehérvár has a long history and a leading role in the history of Hungarian acting. Founded in 1874, its main building is one of the first professional stone theatres in the country. The most outstanding Hungarian actors have performed on its stage for more than one hundred and forty years of its history. Many members of the past decades and generations of actors began their careers in this place, which has borne the name of Vörösmarty since 1913. Its main building is one of the significant monuments of Main Street. Its director since 2012 is director and actor János Szikora.

Wikipedia: Vörösmarty Színház (HU)

The Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was a basilica in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. From the year 1000 until 1527, it was the site of the coronation of the Hungarian monarch. After the Ottomans occupied the city in 1543, coronations of the Hungarian monarch moved elsewhere; the building was extensively damaged in a fire in 1601. It was replaced by the Cathedral Basilica of Székesfehérvár in 1777.

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St. Emeric's Church in Székesfehérvár is located in the city center, on Town Hall Square. The rich Baroque church was built between 1720 and 1743 by the Franciscans present in Fehérvár already in the XIII. century, who left the city during the Turkish occupation, but returned after taking back Fehérvár in 1688, and then built a monastery next to the church. According to tradition, the royal palace where Stephen I's son, Prince Emeric was born, once stood on the site of the church and monastery. The relic of the eponymous man can be found in the foundation stone of the church.

Wikipedia: Szent Imre-templom (Székesfehérvár) (HU), Url Miserend

The St. Anne's Chapel in Székesfehérvár, also known as the Hentel Chapel, is the only intact Gothic monument of the city and the only intact medieval building. During the reign of King Matthias I, around 1474, it was built by the wealthy local citizen Hentel and the then provost of the coronation basilica, the patron Domonkos Kálmáncsai. It is located in the city center, on Pope John Paul II Square.

Wikipedia: Szent Anna-kápolna (Székesfehérvár) (HU), Url Miserend

The Law of Fehérvár, more commonly known as the Country Apple, is a red marble fountain and monument located in downtown Székesfehérvár, in the middle of City Hall Square. The fountain is the work of sculptor Béla Ohmann, erected in 1943. It directly commemorates the medieval self-governing right of Székesfehérvár, the first privileged Hungarian city, the right of self-government of Fehérvár, but it also symbolizes the city's past and the thousand-year-old Hungarian statehood intertwined with it.

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The bronze statue of Aunt Kati, the fertályos woman can be found in downtown Székesfehérvár, in the Liszt Ferenc pedestrian street. The statue depicting the characteristic figure of the former market in Fehérvár, the old woman pushing her goods from the Upper Town district to the downtown market with her small carriage, was created by Balázs Kocsis, inspired by Imréné Katalin Boda Molnár, who even at the age of 93 sold milk, sour cream and fried goose and duck dishes on her bumpy cart. The duck and goose cut into four parts, i.e. into fertálys, fried in their own fat until crispy, are a local dish speciality of Székesfehérvár.

Wikipedia: Kati néni, a fertályos asszony (HU), Url Kozterkep

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Stephen the King also called Székesfehérvár Cathedral is the name given to a religious building of the Catholic Church in Hungary which serves as the cathedral of the city of Székesfehérvár. It is therefore the seat of the Diocese of Székesfehérvár, which was created in 1777 by bull "In universa gregis" of Pope Pius VI.

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The Black Eagle Pharmacy Museum is the permanent exhibition of the King St. Stephen Museum on the main street of downtown Székesfehérvár, which gives an insight into the history of pharmacy and the past of pharmacy in Székesfehérvár. Furnished with Baroque-style furniture and equipment, the museum welcomes visitors with the authentic, characteristic image of an 18th-century pharmacy. The museum presents the two hundred years of operation of the Jesuit and later civilian-controlled pharmacy in Székesfehérvár. The building is under monument protection.

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Since its advent, aluminium has played an important role in everyday life. Nowadays, life is unimaginable without it: aluminium foil, dishes, lids and even the bodies and chassis of higher-end cars are made of it. Today, its production, processing and use are natural, but many people do not even know how the history of the industry began. The Museum of Aluminium Industry of the Hungarian Museum of Technology and Transport, although it is one of the youngest museums, has a long history to show with its collection how it all started: to whom we owe the existence of metal; how its extraction, processing, machining is carried out; what companies and corporations have played or still play a role in the history of the industry.

Wikipedia: MMKM Alumíniumipari Múzeuma (HU), Website