Photographer’s Note
After two palaces of the archbishop elector of Trier now I show you a Hungarian episcopal palace. It was built between 1780 and 1803 in Zopf (late Baroque) style, just after the founding of the diocese by Pope Pius VI and Queen Maria Teresia.
Székesfehérvár (106 000 inhabitants, for her location click on the map function) was a royal residence in the Middle Ages where 37 kings were crowned. (Traditionally a ruler was considered as legal king in the medieval Hungary if
1. crowned in Székesfehérvár
2. with the Holy Crown
3. by the prince-archbishop of Esztergom, by the way the only person in medieval Hungary with the rank of prince - except the descendants of the king, of course).
When looking at carefully, you can observe four flags on the balcony: the golden-silver papal flag (evident on an official building of the Roman Catholic Church), the red-white-green Hungarian national flag (also evident), the blue flag of the European Union (which also should be evident but seldom used on ecclesiastical buildings in Hungary) and the blue-red flag of Székesfehérvár. This letter one is an absolute curiosity, I have never seen a town flag on an ecclesiastical building in Hungary elsewhere.
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bracasha75
(21977) 2009-03-22 13:30
Halo Laszlo
Mein Deutsch ist nicht so gut das ich alles sagen kann was ich mochte aber ein bin ich siher und ist wen ich nur eine chance bekomme ich werde Szekesfehervar besuhen
Schonen dank Laszlo
Bratilsav
BWJ
(1771) 2009-03-22 18:34
Hello Laszlo,
A wonderful shot of the palace and fascinating note. The colors are beautiful and the composition is excellent with expressive clear architectural details. Lovely inclusion of the plants in the foreground. I also like including the people to add interest and perspective. Very nice work.
Kind regards,
Betty
Buin
(37452) 2009-03-22 23:28
Guten Morgen László!
Wieder ein hochinteressanter Beitrag - mit vielen vielen Informationen und einem gelungenen Foto. Dieses Gebäude bietet dem Auge ja wirklich eine Vielzahl an schönen Details - es irkt aber keinesfalls überladen. Besonders dieses Dach in der Mitte mit seinen ebenfalls eingedeckten Seitenwänden ist ungewöhnlich.
Der Ort ist übrigens exakt genau so groß wie Siegen ;-)
Eine schöne Woche aus Südwestfalen, wo alle immer noch auf den Frühling warten!
Frank
toto
(18697) 2009-03-23 4:38
Bonjour,
belle photo de ce palace, de belle architecture et de fort jolies couleurs douces.
Belle place qui y mène.
Peut etre cadrée un peu bas, cheminée et coté droit coupé, mais cela est manière de gout.
Amitiés Thomas
jalab_temen
(1945) 2009-03-23 6:32
Laci, eles, jo kep ez, olyan kedves kozep-europai videki varosi vasarnap delutani idill, korzozokkal, rendben tartott regi epuletekkel, teraszokkal, viragokkal. Kar, hogy a csucs nincs a kepen, velem is elofordul, hogy tobb a kockako es kevesebb a templomtorony, mint az optimalis :) Es tenyleg ott a varos zaszlaja, de miert is? Erdekes. Udv
gracious
(20017) 2009-03-23 11:19
Hello Laszlo,
Thank you so much for sharing this truly beautiful Hungarian episcopal palace with the best pov to see the fine details of the place!
very sharp with good colour and excellent details in every part of it!
thanks for the wonderful notes as well
my sincere regards always
Tony
danos
(32228) 2009-03-23 12:18
Hello Laszlo,
as i see the Episcopal palaces in Hungary are impressive buildings with a lot of richness.I like the architectural line of the building as the sharpness and the clarity of the scene.Your note is very informative to understand especially the meaning of the four flags.Well done.
Regards,Danos
Clementi
(43713) 2009-03-24 1:59
Ciao Laszlo,
molto bello questo edificio, interessante la nota, nonstante le cattive condizioni di luce hai ottenuto un bel risultato.
Giorgio
paololg
(13572) 2009-03-24 15:26
Ciao Laszlo,
piacevole scena ben animata dalle persone davanti a questo imponente palazzo in stile barocco, non quello esagerato dei francesi o degli italiani, ma quello sobrio dei tedeschi e degli austriaci. Stupenda composizione, ricca di dettagli ben definiti, complimenti!
Ciao, buona giornata per domani!
Paolo
John_F_Kennedy
(31229) 2009-03-25 4:04
Ein sehr schönmer Palast mit einer interessanten Dachkontruktion im Mittelteil. Mir gefällt die diagonale Darstellung gut und auch das Paar im Vordergrund ist eine gute Ergänzung.
Viele Grüße,
Achim
buscape
(3589) 2009-03-25 18:31
Hallo Laszlo,
ein schönes Bild von diesem Palast und tolle Infos. Nett finde ich das ins Bild kommende Pärchen links. Der Palast ist sehr gut und scharf getroffen. Ausser den Fahnen gibt es dort noch viele weitere Details zu entdecken. Klasse Beitrag.
Viele Grüsse aus dem Donautal,
Helmut
Photo Information
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Copyright: Laszlo Koenig (Jakab)
(3450) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2008-08-25
- Categories: Architecture
- Camera: Nikon D-80, Tokina 19-35 f3.5-4.5AF
- Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Map: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2009-03-21 12:50








