• The main facade of the Basilica overlooks the homonymous square, St Stephen (Szent István tér 1), where concerts, festivals and other public events.
  • St. Stephen's Basilica is impressive even just from the outside, but it is definitely worth buying a ticket to explore it from the inside.
  • At one time the site of a theater hosting animal fights St. Stephen's Basilica is a Roman Catholic Church named after Stephen, the first King of Hungary.
  • Rebuilding slowed down the process a lot. Due to this big delay both architects working on the St. Stephen’s Basilica never saw the finished building.
  • St. Stephen’s Basilica is one of the best-known historical buildings of Budapest. It was built between 1851 and 1906 and designed by József Hild and Miklós Ybl.
  • To escape the rising waters, several hundred inhabitants took shelter at the top of the hill where the St. Stephen’s Basilica now stands.
  • At one time the site of a theater hosting animal fights St. Stephen's Basilica is a Roman Catholic Church named after Stephen, the first King of Hungary.
  • With everything from holy relics to frescoes, the neoclassical St. Stephen’s Basilica (Szent István Bazilika) is a must for first-time visitors to Budapest.
  • The tour group met in front of St. Stephen’s Basilica. It was just the beginning of spring, so there were not too many tourists around.
  • While I was wandering around St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest, I found myself thinking of that distinction that some people make between “tourist” and “traveler.”