Check out these 5 hidden gems of Hungarian landmarks!

The spectacle is often before our eyes, and sometimes we walk past it and do not even notice it. But sometimes, these spectacles need to be explored. Here are some fantastic places in Hungary that you must see if you are a fan of architecture!

Although in Hungary, good taste usually limits architects’ boldness, and monstrous buildings are not as numerous as in many distant countries of the world, strange spectacles can be found here as well. We already wrote about some outstanding buildings in Budapest that were rewarded (more information HERE), but now we collected five special, less known, still fascinating constructions in Hungary.

The following attractions are among them, and although they vary by function and age, they all offer a unique spectacle and an interesting story for those who are curious enough.

1. Meséskert (Magic garden) Tagóvoda in Budapest

Rarely does a new building in Budapest reap as much success in the media as this kindergarten in Budapest’s thirteenth district. 

The easy-to-understand basic idea that the house resembles a “shape-playing game” from above, probably also plays a role.

However, the clever interior design and plenty of well-thought-out details are more important in the case of this “sci-fi” kindergarten.

The building is the largest and most modern kindergarten in Hungary. Super thermal insulation, constant internal temperature, automatic blinds, heat recovery ventilation and so on. The air is filtered, free of pollen and allergens, and there is even an electro-smog protection device at each end of the building.

Although the circumstances necessitated creating the largest kindergarten in the country, the building became incredibly lovable and popular.

2. The Taródi Castle in Sopron, or as they call “The Fool Castle”

The history of the Sopron castle testifies to an extraordinary human achievement and determination, as István Taródi, the dreamer and creator of the castle, shaped and formed the building from the 1950s until he died in 2010. The castle was his own residence. He was the first to build an eight-meter-high castle from wood in his parents’ garden, which he completed in 1946, the year of his marriage.

In 1959, he began to turn the wooden castle into a stone castle. He devoted almost his entire life to this, working on the particular building from five in the morning to nine or ten in the evening, all alone, most of the time.

The castle has an area of 4,300 square meters, and its tallest tower is 20 meters high. According to his ideas, István Taródi built a real medieval castle with his own hands. The strange edifice has a drawbridge, a knight’s hall, a castle bath – which also has an outdoor and an indoor part -, a castle well and even a castle tunnel.

3. Kemenes Volcano Park in Celldömölk

At the foot of Ság Hill stands a very unusual building: perhaps it resembles a pyrite crystal, or rather just a block of concrete with rusty boxes pushed out of it. Kemenes Volcano Park is a real speciality: from the operation of the Solar System planets to the epochs of the Earth’s history to the formation of the mountains, everything that still sounds complicated during the history classes is enlightened in it.