Memento of stormy centuries Photo

Photographer’s Note

Memento of stormy centuries

Tower of the Church of Mary Magdalene (Mária Magdolna templom), Buda Castle

The Church, dating from the middle of the 13th century, originally served as the parish church for the Hungarian citizens of the town (the Mátyás Church was for the use of the town’s German citizens).
During the 14th and 15th centuries it was enlarged several times. During the first-half of the Turkish occupation it remained the only Christian church in the Castle; during the second-half it was converted into a mosque. Following the defeat of the Turks in 1686 it was given back to the Franciscan Order, who demolished most of the church except for the tower, and used the stones to build a new single-nave church, in the Baroque style. As a result of the damage sustained by the church during the 2nd World War, the nave was demolished and only the Gothic style tower was restored. The ruins behind the church have been used to form an exhibition of the history of the church. In 1792 Emperor Francis I, King of Hungary, was crowned in the church.
The restoration of the tower was completed in 1997. Today it is open to the public as a lookout tower.
Interesting is the 24-piece row of bells, which produces glockenspiel every 30 minutes daily 8.00 a.m. - 9.00 p.m.

Buda Castle (Budai vár)

Part of the World Heritage Site, the Castle, and within it the Royal Palace, stand to the west of the Danube on a hill of marl. A labyrinth lies inside the hill, while centuries of architectural and cultural heritage are visible at ground level."Europe has three jewelled cities: Venice on the waters, Florence on the plains, and Buda on the hill" - so claimed medieval travellers. Today, the view of both banks of the Danube and the Castle District of Buda form a World Heritage Site. There has been a royal palace on this site since the 1200's, but relatively few excavated and reconstructed sections from that early period can be seen. The Palace suffered serious damage during the siege of the invading Turkish troops. The current external appearance of the building complex is the result of Baroque-style building work in the 18th century, as well as remodelling and expansion in the 19th century. (Source:marvaoguide & vendégváró)

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mesutilgim (36337) 2009-06-25 1:03

Hi dear George, my meighbour today !
Perfect capture with good pov and very nice geometry.
The cloudy formations as background leaves the impression of snowy hills.
TFS and best regards also for those good and usefull notes.
MESUT ILGIM

bakes888 (18055) 2009-06-25 1:07

Hi George. Great photo, wonderful natural framing and very pleasing colours. Well composed too with nice perspective. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

serp2000 (9207) 2009-06-25 1:27

Hi, George,
Good title! I like your historical note!
Excellent shot, fine sharpness, nice colours. TFS!

Warm regards,
Serghei

KLB (17830) 2009-06-25 1:37

Hi George

A fine quality and a marvelous subject which leaves no doubt about its author !
Once again, you present a masterpiece of Hungarian architecture.
The colours are surprising, and the blue sky is perfect to bring them out.
Excellent work, compliments.

Regards
Karine

Cretense (54954) 2009-06-25 1:41

Hello George!

Excellent architecture photo, amazing belltower with so much history "behind" it! Excellent framing and compositon, perfect light managment, fantastic colours! Congratulations!

Hercules

besnard (30212) 2009-06-25 1:51

Bonjour Georg
Un bon cliché de cette vieille église qui a traversé les siècles sans trop de dommage. C'est du bon travail.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

npecanhuk (13161) 2009-06-25 3:21

Hello George!
A beautiful picture for a quite interesting history!
The vertical format and the low pov were the best choices here! Sharpness is outstanding, exposure is correct and a bit saturated but pretty natural colors are wonderful! The composition, though simple, is pretty effective and has an important visual impact on me!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

jlbrthnn (37038) 2009-06-25 3:37

Hello George,
The church summarizes beautiful pages of the Hungarian history. Excellent realization. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

dta (4454) 2009-06-25 5:31

Hello George ,
What a nice building , with an excellent framing , and good natural colors .
Very well done .
Regards

paura (37896) 2009-06-25 6:36

George,
A torre é daquelas muito interessantes e a fotografia está muito boa para mostrá-la. O destaque é o bom ponto de tomada.

Abraço

Paulo

ChrisJ (69618) 2009-06-25 6:49

Hi George

Good graphism of the dark red brick building against the lighter blue sky. Superb warm cold colour contrasts as well. Excellent sharpness & framing. Tfs!

rikko77 (5638) 2009-06-25 7:50

Hi George
beautiful view of this church with tower. I like the tree in the upper side of frame.
Well done,
have a nice day
Rikk

vasilpro (8081) 2009-06-25 8:16

Hello George,
Excellent composition, interesting architecture church, very good POV and lovely colors. Well done.
Regards, Vasilis.

ophelcia (5297) 2009-06-25 13:38

Hi:)
Thanks for showing places which are not too famous, always walked past without noticing, especially by the tourists:)
Perfect, natural framing at the top,
Gosia

mauro61 (14734) 2009-06-25 15:34

ciao George,
bella foto di architettura con la torre svettante con sullo sfondo un bel cielo azzurro.
Ottima la definizionee l'inclusione dei soggetti umani a dare dinamicità alla scena.
saluti
maurizio

lousat (15034) 2009-06-25 16:18

Hi George,not easy to find words to comment a beautiful work like that....all is perfect...from the poc to the sharpness.from the lights to the colors! Thanks to show us this interesting view!My best compliments,have a nice day,LUCIANO.

leonorkuhn (13513) 2009-06-25 18:16

Hi George,

Very interesting church. The history of the building is intricate, an architecture with many influences. Beautiful composition, great colors and details.

Best Regards,
Leonor

dareco (17024) 2009-06-25 21:08

Another very beautiful church and I enjoyed reading the history. Nice tones and good detail. TFS

gneufeld (15055) 2009-06-25 21:15

Hi George,
A fine capture ofa special old church. I like the vertical perspective and the intense details and textures. Good light and colors. TFS. GErald

jjcordier (24186) 2009-06-25 23:00

George
Magnifique présentation (note et photo) de cette tour chargée d'histoire. La lumière et les couleurs sont magnifiques.
Amicalement
JJ

Graal (57312) 2009-06-25 23:53

Jó napot George,
an interesting architecture of tower, nice presentation of old historical buildings. Well informations and done photo. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

danyy (68088) 2009-06-26 6:22

Bonjour Georg,
le format vertical s'imposait pour cadrer cette haute église, paradoxalement peu imposante à sa base.
Des couleurs bien réchaufées, la photo étant prise à un excellent moment de la journée.
Amicalement.
Daniel.

gildasjan (23393) 2009-06-26 12:57

Bonjour George
Excellent cadrage de la tour de cette église et ici sa teinte se marie bien avec le ciel.
Bonne nuit
Amicalement
gildas

hay_kes (28554) 2009-06-27 10:14

Hi George,
What a superb architectural view.Good POV and perspective.TFS.
Cheers,

hAyAti

mikolaj_kawa (29406) 2009-07-01 1:18

Hello George! Amazing church, amazing architecture. Nice light and bright, good colours. Very good POV and capture. Fantastic effect. Good luck!

subhendu_bagchi (2567) 2009-08-07 4:32

Namaste Geoge, excellent shot with informative note of this architectural building. Nice diagonal POV. Sharpness is outstanding. Good colours. Good contrast. TFS.
Regards
Subhendu.