PHOTOS, VIDEO: Archduke Joseph’s Palace in the Buda Castle will look astonishing
Magyar Építő Ltd started the construction of Archduke Joseph’s Palace in the Buda Castle two years ago. The project will be carried out in the framework of the Nemzeti Hauszman Program, aiming to reconstruct the famous and beautiful buildings in the Buda Castle district. Now, the company released some visuals about how the new palace will look, and we can tell you that it will be astonishing.
A breathtaking new palace in the Buda Castle
According to Mandiner, the news outlet sharing the images and a video about the reconstruction project, the new palace will serve as the seat of Hungary’s Supreme Court after the construction ends. The work started in July 2021, but the company did not tell when they plan to finish it though the torso of the new building is seemingly ready.
The aim is to create a worthy building for the court, and in that regard, they would like to follow the Austrian, Czech, and Slovakian examples. The Neorenaissance garden and the stables will be open to the public. The latter will even offer touristic programs for the guests. Furthermore, they will recreate the original, drop-shaped conference table. Moreover, there will be an exhibition showing the history of the 33-year-old institution.
Magyar Építő Ltd shared some photos about how the original building looked, how currently the construction project stands and how the new building will look:
The Communists decided not to rebuild it
The original palace was Archduke Joseph’s (1872-1962), the founder of the ‘Hungarian branch’ of the world-famous Habsburg family. Mihály Habsburg-Lotharingiai, Joseph’s great-great-grandson was born in the palace. However, two years later, his family had to flee Hungary because the Soviet troops were approaching. He travelled to Germany. Then they went to Portugal, where they learnt that all their jewellery was robbed by those who buried them during their run. Mihály’s grandmother sewed some inside her clothes. That is how the family could survive for a couple of years. Afterwards, they had to start a new life in Portugal.
Mihály spoke seven languages by the age of 16 but then became a textile agent in Germany and Austria. He travelled a lot and moved 27 times in his life. Now, he lives in Budapest with his wife, a German princess. He follows the reconstruction of his family’s former palace and is very happy to see that the building in which he was born, comes to life again.
In WWII, the original one suffered some damage, but the Communist leadership of Hungary decided to blow it up instead of rebuilding.
Mihály Habsburg-Lotharingiai in the new palace:
https://youtu.be/hVqElMK72Kw
Source: Mandiner, keruletunk.ujbuda.hu