PHOTOS: Beautiful palace with biggest dome being rebuilt in the Buda Castle
The former building of the Honvéd Főparancsnokság (the headquarters of the Hungarian Defence Forces) is being rebuilt in the Buda Castle. Furthermore, it will host one of the most exciting institutions in Hungary when completed.
According to the Nemzeti Hauszmann Program’s official Facebook page, the rebuilt headquarters would host the legendary Hungarian Institute and Museum of Military History. Furthermore, a new visitor’s centre of the Buda Castle district will also open in the renewed building. The Hungarian Institute and Museum of Military History will move to its new home from another glamorous estate at the Kapisztrán Square.
The new place will offer a glance at the bravery of the Hungarian military on 2,500 sqm.
The former defence forces headquarters at the Buda Castle’s DÃsz Square suffered considerable shelling during the Soviet siege of Budapest, but was not destroyed. The Communist leadership refused to restore the building, even though it could have been saved from annihiliation. Instead, they dismantled it all the way down to its first floor. Moreover, they demolished the former Ministry of Defence, placed behind the headquarters before WWII.
The new building will have the biggest and most decorated dome in the Buda Castle. It will be accessible for all visitors, and there will be a viewing platform inside as well.
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That money should have been spent on the education and healthcare systems in Hungary. I’m all for this kind of reconstruction, but now is not the time. The country is in shambles.