Buda Castle
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Summary
Buda Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,994 views/month, #18 of 2,754).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Budapest District I[3]
- Country: Hungary[4]
- Instance of: tourist attraction[5], palace[6]
- Architect: Jean-Nicolas Jadot de Ville-Issey[7], Miklós Ybl[8], Alajos Hauszmann[9]
- Architectural style: Gothic architecture[10], Renaissance architecture[11], baroque architecture[12]
- Part of: Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue[13]
- Has use: museum[14]
- Commons category: Buda Castle[15]
- Occupant: Béla IV of Hungary[16], Sigismund[17], Miklós Horthy[18], Matthias Corvinus[19], Franz Joseph I of Austria[20], Andrew III of Hungary[21]
- Has part(s): Saint Stephen’s Hall[22]
- Significant event: UNESCO World Heritage Site record modification[23]
- Official website: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/400[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Buda Castle[25]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[26]
- Native label: Budai Vár[27]
- Area: 4.73 km²[28]
- World Heritage criteria: (ii)[29], (iv)[30]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Buda Castle[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Buda Castle include Buda Castle Quarter[32], a neighborhood[33], in Hungary[34]; Budapest District I[35], a district of Budapest[36], in Hungary[37], founded in 1873[38]; Várhegy[39], a hill[40], in Hungary[41]; and Labyrinth of it[42], a show cave[43], in Hungary[44], founded in 1935[45].
Why It Matters
Buda Castle has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for it include Buda Castle Quarter[32], a neighborhood[33], in Hungary[34]; Budapest District I[35], a district of Budapest[36], in Hungary[37], founded in 1873[38]; Várhegy[39], a hill[40], in Hungary[41]; and Labyrinth of it[42], a show cave[43], in Hungary[44], founded in 1935[45].