HUNGARY ~ Parliament - Budapest - UNESCO ~

... Beautiful view of one of the most iconic sights in Eastern Europe... a gorgeous and impressive architectural gem in a great location... the domed neo-Gothic structure was inspired by the British House of Parliament... it serves as a vibrant government center and a proud city landmark on the banks of the Danube river.... it's the tallest buildings in Budapest as well as the third largest national assembly building in the world... covering an area of 18.000 square meters, the building has 691 rooms, 28 entrances, 10 courtyards and 29 staircases... the interior is ornate and very interesting... a must visit when in Budapest for it's architecture and the history behind it... attracting nearly 700.000 visitors each year... Thanks a lot Andrene! (✿ ♥‿♥) so nice to hear from you... enjoy your tour in Europe!😊

Ⓒ Photo:Huber Pál
Inaugurated in 1904, the Parliament of Budapest, or "the Országházis" is designed by the Hungarian architect Imre Steindl who ironically went blind before its completion, leaving him unable to appreciate his finished masterpiece.

Construction started in 1885 but nearly 20 years later his eyesight had significantly deteriorated and he passed away on October 8, 1902, just weeks before the building was fully completed. However, a further two years was spent finalizing its inner works and decoration.

Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue became a UNESCO WHS site in 1987. The Budapest World Heritage Site consists of three parts:

1. Buda Castle Quarter This holds the city's medieval sites, with Buda Castle. Also there are the remains of the original Roman town Aquincum.
2. Banks of the Danube This includes the Parliament (1884-1904) and the suspension bridge (1849). 3. Andrássy Avenue The extension with Andrássy Avenue in the year 2000 included the Opera, Millennium Park and the Underground Railway.

Stamp:

Greetings Stamps
(Issued 22-01-2016)

HUNGARY ~ Tokaj-Hegyalja Wine Region - UNESCO ~

....Great views of one of Europe's oldest Wine Regions... the cultural landscape of Tokaj demonstrates the long tradition of wine production in this region of low hills and river valleys... Tokaj is only one of 28 towns and villages in the the Tokaj-Hegyalja region, each with their own wineries..... but it was here it once started back in the 15thC... Hungarian Tokaj was served at Versailles and became a favourite of Louis XV, King of France.... this Region is legendary for one of the world’s best natural sweet desert wines, Tokaji Aszú... there are plenty of vineyards, farms, small towns, medieval castles, nature trails and gourmet restaurants to explore... the region is most famous for its 3.000 wine cellars... Thanks a lot Bori!¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Tokaj wine region  or Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region  is a historical wine region located in northeastern Hungary and southeastern Slovakia. It is also one of the seven larger wine regions of Hungary.

Hegyalja means "foothills" in Hungarian, and this was the original name of the region. It consists of 28 named villages and 11,149 hectares of classified vineyards, of which an estimated 5,500 are currently planted.

The area has been protected since 1737, when it was declared an exclusive wine area by a royal decree, the first example of such a provision in the world.

The Tokaj Wine Region was recognized by UNESCO for its importance to the common cultural heritage of humanity. It was listed as a protected cultural landscape by the World Heritage Committee in 2002.

There are 7 sites in this World Heritage:
Tokaj Wine Region
Ungvári Wine Cellar
Rákóczi Wine Cellar
Koporosi Cellars
Gomboshegyi Cellars
Oremus Cellars
Tolcsva Wine Museum Cellars

Stamps:

Working Dogs
(Issued 08-07-2019)

Christmas
(Issued 31-10-2003)

2018 Heroes of World War I
(Issued 25-10-2018)

HUNGARY ~Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta - UNESCO ~

... Great new Hungarian National Park and UNESCO site... the largest protected area in the country...  a unique example of the harmonic interaction of man and nature... in Western Europe, similar areas have disappeared long ago due to intensive agriculture....here the shepperds still live in the wild with Hungary’s famous Grey cattle as they lived hundreds and even thousands of years before... the village of Hortobágy is the centre of the park, here you find the visitor centre.....large parts of the WHS are protected and can only be visited with a special permit and a guide, but there are three trails where the National Park is accessible...it is mostly famous for its beautiful landscapes and the different species of birds that inhabit the area... part of the national park is a dark sky preserve... Thanks a lot Bori!! ✿◕ ‿ ◕✿

The first Hungarian national park (established in 1973), with a protected area of 82 thousand hectares rich with folklore and cultural history. The Largest Semi-Natural Grassland in Europe which means that it was not formed as a result of deforestation or river control.

Hortobágy is the plainest part of the Great Hungarian Plains and it is part of the Tisza Plain of eastern Hungary. It is surrounded by settlements to the south, east and west.

 The landscape features the following manmade structures:
 -Early Bronze Age burial mounds (kurgans)
 -low mounds (tells) that mark the sites of ancient settlements
 -bridges, among which the Nine Arch Bridge (the longest stone bridge in Hungary)
 -csárdas (18th and 19th century)

 Hortobagy (or the Puszta in Hungarian) is a Unesco World Heritage site since 1999.


Stamps:

Small History of Hungarian Chess - Hungarian Defense
(Issued 24-09-2004)

Art - Joint Issue with Iran
(Issued 10-11-2010)

Postal History
(Issued 005-2017)

HUNGARY ~ Fertő-Hanság National Park - UNESCO ~

... Lots of wonderful views... a great new National Park and UNESCO site👍... it includes Ferto Lake one of the largest saltwater lakes in Europe... and the westernmost of the great continental lakes of Eurasia... the area has an amazing variety of landscapes, marshes, sandy beaches and steppe-aspect plains with a lot of rare flora... the surface of the lake bed is thickly covered in reeds and bulrushes, serving as a habitat for roosting, feeding and hiding for a large number of unique birds species, especially during the migrating seasons... there are museums, art galleries, castles, villages... thousands of tourists visit this National Park every year... Thanks a lot Laco!!ヽ(ヅ)ノ

Photo: Pellinger Attila
Fertő-Hanság National Park is a national Park in North-West Hungary in Győr-Moson-Sopron county. It was created in 1991, and officially opened together with the connecting Austrian Nieusiedler See National Park  the same year. The park covers 235.88 km², and consists of two main areas.

Since 2001, Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape the lake and the surrounding region have been considered a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Stamps:

Definitives - Postal History
(Issued 02-05-2018)

Personalities - 100th Birth Anniversaries
(Issued 11-03-2019)

HUNGARY ~Budapest-Széchenyi Bridge from the Pest River Bank ~

This postcard was sent by my niece during her trip to Budapest...A great  night view of the oldest and most famous bridge of Budapest...an architectural masterpiece...Bedankt Dorien!!

©Eck Imre Gábor The Széchenyi Chain Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It was the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Hungary, and was opened in 1849.

The Chain Bridge is 375 metres long, with its longest span at 202 metres which at the time was the second largest span in the world, the bridge is only 14.8 metres wide.



Stamps:
Furniture
(Issued 09-02-2001)
Solidarity between Generations
(Issued 17-05-2012)

HUNGARY ~Keszthely~

Nice official (HU-42537) showing many beautiful views... Thanks a lot Gyöngyi.

Lovely stamp too!!

Keszthely is a Hungarian city located on the western shore of Lake Balaton.One of its main tourist attractions is Festetics Palace, which was built in 1745 in baroque style. The Balaton Museum displays geological and archaeological exhibitions and presents the history of Lake Balaton.The Faculty for Agriculture of University of Pannonia is located in Keszthely.

HUNGARY ~Map~

Received a nice Hungarian mapcard today!


Hungary is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest.