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The Cathedral and Primatial Basilica of
The Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed Into Heaven, and Saint Adalbert.
Esztergom Basilica, Hungary.
Photo: 13 August 2011.
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramoncutanda/6100881117/
Author: Ramón Cutanda López.
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Coat-of-Arms of Hungary.
Blazon “Per pale, the first barry of eight Gules and Argent, the second Gules, on a mount Vert a crown Or, issuant therefrom a double cross Argent. In crest the Holy Crown of Hungary.”
Date: 1 January 2009.
Source: Own work, based on Flags of the World - Hungary - Coat of Arms, The Holy Crown of Hungary, National and historical symbols of Hungary - Arms of the country and Magyar Nemzeti Lap - Magyarország ma használatos címere.
Author: Thommy.
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Magyar: Az esztergomi bazilika oltárképe, melyet Michelangelo Grigoletti festett. A világ legnagyobb, egy vászonra festett olajképe.
English: The Altarpiece of Esztergom Basilica was painted by Michelangelo Grigoletti. It is the biggest Altarpiece in the world, which was painted only onto a single canvas.
Photo: 9 September 2009.
Source: Own work.
Author: Ivanhoe.
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The Altarpiece (13.5 × 6.6 metres, depicting The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary, by Girolamo Michelangelo Grigoletti) is the largest painting in the world painted on a single piece of canvas.
The Basilica is also known for the Bakócz Chapel (named after Tamás Bakócz), built by Italian Masters between 1506–1507, out of Red Marble of Süttő, its walls adorned with Tuscan Renaissance motifs. It is the most precious remaining example of Renaissance Art in Hungary.
The huge Crypt, built in Old Egyptian Style in 1831, is today the resting place of Late Archbishops, among others, József Mindszenty, famous for his opposition to both Nazi and Communist rule.
The building of the present Church took place on the Foundations of several earlier Churches. The first was built by Stephen I of Hungary, between 1001–1010 (as the original Saint Adalbert Church), the first Cathedral in Hungary, which was burned down at the end of the 12th-Century. It was rebuilt, and even survived the Mongol invasion of Hungary. However, in 1304, Wenceslaus III, a probable candidate for the Hungarian Throne, sacked the Castle and the Church. It was repaired in the following years.
Magyar: Az Esztergomi Bazilika éjjel.
English: The Esztergom Cathedral at night.
Photo: 21 February 2006.
Source:
Author: Villy.
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The huge Crypt, built in Old Egyptian Style in 1831, is today the resting place of Late Archbishops, among others, József Mindszenty, famous for his opposition to both Nazi and Communist rule.
English: Interier of Esztergom Basilica, Esztergom, Hungary.
Photo: April 2009.
Source: Own work.
Author: Karelj.
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Esztergom Basilica.
View from the Danube River.
Photo: 15 June 2011.
Source: Own work.
Author: Cristian Damaschin.
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The Archbishops, of the 14th- and 15th-Centuries, made the Church more ornate and added a huge Library, the second most significant one in the Country. It was ruined again, under Turkish rule, in 1543. In 1820, the Archdiocese was restored and Archbishop Sándor Rudnay decided to restore Esztergom's status as Mother Church of the Country. The Church maintains the Relics of the Catholic Martyr and Saint, Marko Krizin.
The architect was Pál Kühnel and the lead contractor was János Packh. The Foundation-Stone was laid and work began in 1822. The Bakócz Chapel was carefully disassembled (into about 1,600 pieces) and was moved twenty metres away from its original location and attached to the new Basilica.
The architect was Pál Kühnel and the lead contractor was János Packh. The Foundation-Stone was laid and work began in 1822. The Bakócz Chapel was carefully disassembled (into about 1,600 pieces) and was moved twenty metres away from its original location and attached to the new Basilica.
Coronation Chasuble.
Hungarian embroidery from the second half of the 17th-Century.
Photo: 18 February 2013.
Current location: Főszékesegyházi kincstár, Esztergom, Hungary.
Source: Own work, scanned by Szilas from A magyar Szent Korona by Tóth Endre,
Szelényi Károly, Kossuth 2000, Budapest.
Author: Szilas.
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In 1838, Packh was murdered, so József Hild was placed in charge of construction. He completed it in Classic Style. Under the next Archbishop, János Scitovszky, the Upper Church was completed and Dedicated on 31 August 1856. The 1856 Consecration Ceremonies featured the premiere of the Missa Solennis zur Einweihung der Basilika in Gran (Grand Mass), composed and conducted by Franz Liszt, and featuring the Organist Alexander Winterberger. The final completion of the Cathedral took place twelve years later, in 1869.
Magyar: Az esztergomi bazilika orgonája.
English: The Organ of the Basilica in Esztergom, Hungary.
At the time of the construction, in 1856, the Organ was the largest in Hungary with forty-nine stops, 3,530 Pipes and 3 manuals. The present Organ preserves several stops from the instrument that Liszt played.
For the Organ's detailed specifications, see its article in the Hungarian Wikipedia.
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