Szatmári Gizella: Walks in the Castle District - Our Budapest (Budapest, 2001)

The gate opening to the large quadrangle of the ceremonial yard is guarded by a lion on either side (hence the popular name “Lion Courtyard”). Made by János Fad- rusz, these stone beasts have been standing sentinel here since 1902. Via the “Telegraph” Gate at the southern end of the courtyard we can enter the Budapest History Museum. The gate is decorated on either side with the allegorical sculptural groups War and Peace by Károly Senyei. The permanent exhibitions of the museum cover the various periods in the history of the Hungarian capital as well as the sections of the Royal Palace which have been uncovered by excavation to date. Arranged in the medieval knights’ hall are the sculptural finds from King Sigismund’s time, which were unearthed in 1974.

The collections of the Hungarian National Gallery are housed in the back wing bordering the Lion Courtyard on its side overlooking the Danube, the central block designed by Alajos Hauszmann, and the northern wing, which was also raised at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The Gallery holds works of Hungarian artists

The ornamental gate of the Castle Gardens

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