Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in on the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing your link in the comments below, anytime between Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American eastern time).
This week, I’m featuring St Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest.
The church is named after Saint Stephen I of Hungary, the first King of Hungary (c. 975–1038), whose “incorruptible” right hand is housed in the reliquary.
My great blogging friend, John Rieber, has also shared a Thursday Doors post about Budapest and a journey on the Orient Express: https://johnrieber.com/2020/09/03/open-these-thursdaydoors-and-take-an-amazing-trip-to-budapest-on-the-orient-express/. He did some interesting things in Budapest that we didn’t have time for so do pop over and have a look at this post. He has many other great ones too.
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The doors are unbelievably gorgeous. Wait . . . a 1000-year-old hand? I went and Googled it. Wow, they really have a saint’s hand on display!
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I know, Priscilla, and it was a little creepy for me. I kept thinking of this pretty little house like box with a hand inside it. An unbelievable church, to be sure.
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Thanks for the link! My wife and I also visited St. Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest – but I didn’t really take any pictures of doors that weren’t wide shots of the entire building! Thanks to you I have learned to be more focused in my filming!
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I am a bit ridiculous when I travel, John. I take pictures of the strangest things that interest me like doors, chimneys and even tiles and plaques. I also often photograph the descriptive tags in museums so I can read them again later.
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Those are so gorgeous, Robbie! And the height of the ceilings is astounding!
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This basilica is very impressive, Mae. I enjoyed the colours which were very different for me. Much more Middle Eastern with all the gold than I am used to in the UK.
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Wow! What incredible architecture, Robbie! Thanks for sharing! Modern-day buildings pale in comparison!
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Hi Jan, you are right about that but the entire community poured funding into the religious buildings at this time in history. They represented the wealth of the city. This one is very impressive with all the gold and dark red.
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It clear to see that the basilica was built to inspire awe.
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Yes, this basilica has a real feel of the middle east Catholicism, Liz, which was different for me. There was a lot of gold and dark red in the decor. In the UK, the cathedrals have a lot of white marble and are not as ostentatious. The basilica is very awe-inspiring.
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Your pictures reminded me of Art History in college. We spent a good bit of time on the architecture of early cathedrals and how the design reflected different phases in the development of Christianity. Fascinating!
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How nice you studied something like art history, Liz.
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I’m glad that I did! It was fascinating to trace the evolution of art through each epoch of history.
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I would love to study something like this. The South African job market is so narrow and limited, studying anything that isn’t financial or medical makes it difficult to get a job.
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For me, it was the master’s degree that opened more employment doors.
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Okay, that’s good to know.
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This is such a beautiful basilica. Considering the timing, it’s an absolutely amazing construction feat.
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I agree, Dan, an incredible cathedral
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The door is beautiful. I especially like the indoor ones! (side note – I can’t see the word “Budapest” without quote Henry Higgins in sing-song).
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Thank you, Jo-Anna. I’ll have to go and listen to Henry Higgins again as I don’t recall Budapest, only the plains in Spain that get a lot of rain.
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Every time we looked around There he was, that hairy hound from Budapest. Never leaving us alone, never have I ever know a ruder pest. 😀
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Very good
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That is a wonderful place. Building shape and design are so amazing. Thanks
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I’m glad you enjoyed it, Olivia.
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Budapest is near the top of my list of cities I want to visit…
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London is my favourite city, Jim. I did enjoy Budapest and I’m glad I visited this beautiful city.
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we’ve got something in common. I had a chance to teach in London a couple of years ago for 10 weeks, and we fell in love with the city. If we could afford to live there, we would seriously consider it as a place to retire to…
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An interesting idea, to retire to London. I am considering Bristol.
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I don’t know much about the rest of England. Is Bristol where you are considering when you leave S.A.?
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It is a possibility. Greg is hoping to get into the university there as it is a top IT university. It is warm there (by UK standards) and a vibrant and busy port. Terence’s firm has an office there.
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I wish Greg the best of luck with his application. Bristol sounds quite appealing – a busy city on the water. Those are two items on our wish list for when we retire…
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I love this door tour you have created! These are as beautiful as they are historic
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They are rather amazing, aren’t they? Budapest is very beautiful.
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Stunning! Thanks for sharing, Robbie.
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My pleasure, Rob. A marvelous place to visit.
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