Buda was the historic capital of the Kingdom of Hungary and, since 1873, has been the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest, on the west bank of the Danube. Buda comprises a third of Budapest's total territory and is mostly wooded. Landmarks include Buda Castle, the Citadella, and the president of Hungary's residence, Sándor Palace.
Historical coat of arms of Buda, used between 1703 and 1873.
Portrait of King Louis II of Hungary ca.1526
Mary Magdalene Church, Buda
Országház utca (= Parliament Street)
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning 93,030 square kilometres (35,920 sq mi) of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary has a population of 9.6 million, mostly ethnic Hungarians and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian, a language belonging to the Ugric branch of the Uralic language family is the official language, and Budapest is the country's capital and largest city.
Roman provinces and barbarian peoples in and near the Carpathian Basin in the 2nd century AD
Hungarian raids in the 9–10th centuries
King Saint Stephen, the first King of Hungary, converted the nation to Christianity
The Holy Crown (Szent Korona), one of the key symbols of Hungary