Vigadó Concert Hall

The Vigadó Concert Hall is defined by its facade of intricate, swirling sandstone carvings that blend Moorish and Byzantine influences. Completed in eighteen sixty-five, it replaced an earlier building destroyed during the Hungarian Revolution. Architect Frigyes Feszl intended the structure to establish a distinct national architectural style. During the siege of Budapest in the second world war, the hall took heavy damage from fire and bombing. Restoration work eventually returned the ballroom to its original condition, down to the gold-leafed reliefs on the walls.