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THE PARLIAM<strong>EN</strong>T<br />

Over centuries the descendants of the conquering leader, Árpád, enacted laws without having a permanent house for the Hungarian<br />

parliament. After the 1848 revolution, the dynamically altered nation began to feel the need for the change of the situation. Thus, in<br />

1882 a competition was announced to design a building that would house the parliament, which was won by Imre Steindl. Three years<br />

later on the 12th of October, the works began on Lipótváros’ Tömlő square.<br />

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