Mentényi Klára szerk.: Műemlékvédelmi Szemle 2002/1. szám Az Országos Műemléki Felügyelőség tájékoztatója (Budapest, 2002)
KIÁLLÍTÁS - Rácz Miklós: Kiállítás a budai Szent Görgy tér kutatásáról
The square was formed on the hilltop by the Danube as a place leading to the Royal Palace standing at the southern end of the medieval fortress of Buda and used to be the scene for important cultural events and connections in the period between the 13 tn-mid 20 th centuries. The medieval buildings of the square were destroyed partly during the Ottoman rule (1541-1686), then as a result of the sieges, while the majority of later buildings were ruined in the second World War. Following it the final demolition of the remains and the archaeological excavation took place only a decade ago, the architectural reconstruction, rebuilding and finding new function is still the task of future. The one of the most important archaeological survey of the capital and the country has brought internationally important results. Basic new information are the remains of buildings originating from the period preceding the foundation of the city, the finds of the early Jewish settlement, fragments of the Franciscan monastery, decorations of a late medieval palace. One of the most important medieval buildings of the square was the church of the Virgin founded by king Sigismund of Hungary (1387-1437), the later Holy Roman emperor. It was pulled down after the damages during the siege of 1686. The architectural and ideal model was the still standing Frauenkirche in Nürnberg built by the father of the king, emperor Charles IV. During the excavation remains of the furnishings and a large number of fragments of statues were found. The latter are proving that the find of gothic statues from 1974 reinterpreting the medieval art history of Hungary unearthed in the neighbourhood must have been the remains of the workshop preparing the statues of the church. The large amount of finds of the excavations - among them a unique silk tapestry decorated with the united coats-of-arms of Hungary and the Angevins preserved hid in a well - provided invaluable new information on medieval culture in Hungary. The modern architectural history of the square, the stylistic and functional changes, outstanding baroque, neo-classical and eclectic buildings once standing there were shown at the exhibition by detailed documentation material.
