The Matthias Church on Buda’s Castle Hill served as Budapest’s main Ottoman mosque for 145 years after 1541, then as Hungary’s royal coronation church under Habsburg rule. The last two Hungarian coronations were held here: Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth (Sisi) in 1867, with Franz Liszt’s Coronation Mass premiered on that occasion, and Charles IV with Queen Zita in 1916. The current Neo-Gothic building is Frigyes Schulek’s 1874-1896 reconstruction; the Zsolnay ceramic diamond-pattern roof tiles are visible from across the Danube. At Szentháromság tér 2 on Castle Hill; check matyas-templom.hu for current hours and entry fees. Budapest is 250km southeast of Vienna; 2.5 hours by direct train.
church in Budapest
Matthias Church
Also known as Mátyás-templom
Officially the Church of Our Lady, this Gothic church on Castle Hill served as the coronation church for Hungarian kings. The interior was repainted in the 19th century with geometric and floral patterns. The Zsolnay ceramic roof tiles are visible from across the river. Shares the terrace with Fisherman's Bastion.
- Type
- church
- Destination
- Budapest
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Founded
- 1255
- Era
- Neo-Gothic
- Address
- Szentháromság tér 2, 1014 Budapest
- Coordinates
- 47.5020, 19.0342
- Official website
- Visit website