During the epidemic, the Office of the Parliament is launching virtual walks showing the Parliament building , it can be read in the Magyar Hírlap. Driving takes place on the Zoom interface. After registration - you can currently book an appointment until mid-April - the link to join and additional information will be sent by e-mail one day before the virtual visit.
Of course, the walk starts from Kossuth square, explaining the history of the construction, including such interesting facts as the fact that an average of a thousand people worked on the eclectic building per day until it was completed. The wonderful glass windows were created in the workshop of Miksa Róth, and the ceiling is decorated with frescoes by Károly Lotz.
We can also learn that forty kilograms of 22-23 carat gold and gold smoke were used for the interior renovation of the building, which was applied to the appropriate places with a squirrel hair brush. In the dome room, a one-ton chandelier sheds light with its two hundred and five bulbs. However, this chandelier is only turned on during solemn occasions, because the strong light harms the Holy Crown.
During the virtual walk, it is also revealed that one of the first electric lighting systems in the country operated here, and the heating is provided by the warm air coming from the floor grates. In the beginning, cooling was also solved with the pipes of the heating system and blocks of ice.
about the information and many other interesting facts about the Parliamentary virtual walk here .
