Hungary
advertisement
![](http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/371/gohistoric_23173_m.jpg)
Founded in 996 on a mountain dedicated to St. Martin, Pannonhalma Archabbey is an active Benedictine monastery and World Heritage Site in northwest Hungary.
![](http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/578/gohistoric_16875_m.jpg)
Officially named the Church of Our Lady, this famous landmark in Budapest's Castle District is better known as Matthias Church after a beloved 15th-century king.
![](http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/278/gohistoric_16872_m.jpg)
This 14th-century parish church is the oldest building in Pest. Built on the site of an earlier church and a Roman fortress, it still contains a mihrab from the Turkish occupation.
![](http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/088/gohistoric_16880_m.jpg)
This tiny Sephardic synagogue dating from 1364 was unexpectedly discovered in the 1960s during general excavation work in the Castle District.
![](http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/568/gohistoric_16865_m.jpg)
Built in 1859, the Great Synagogue of Budapest is Europe's largest synagogue and the second largest in the world. The fine Byzantine-Moorish building is still in active use by Budapest's Jewish community.
![](http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/858/gohistoric_16858_m.jpg)
Located on Gellert Hill overlooking Liberty Bridge is a unique grotto chapel of Hungarian Paulite monks. Closed during the Communist years and now reopened, it offers a peaceful respite from the city.