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Evangelist Church of Kelenföld

In 1914, local evangelicals laid plans to build a church of their own in the area. An association was formed with this purpose, however, due to the war the first step was taken only in 1925. That year the capital donated a plot in Bocskai Street to the Evangelical Church and the long-awaited construction could begin. Planning was assigned to János Schulek, son of Frigyes Schulek, architect of Fisherman’s Bastion. The church simply named Kelenföld Evangelical Church was dedicated in 1928. It is a building complex with two wings adjacent to the main building and uniquely in the country, facilities as well to support community work.

The signature nested arches of the gate and the arches of windows and doors each help to identify the Romanesque Revival style of the building. The 31 meter high main tower with its wide double windows as well as the Rieger pipe organ renovated in 1974 by Imre Sulyok’s plans both make the church even more peculiar. The interior features several Hungarian motives: wood carvings on benches and chairs, flower and star motives on the doors, the pulpit and the presider’s chair. The stained windows with flower motives, a red marble baptismal font and a set of religious symbols along the wall made of wrought iron complement the interior. In 1989, a columbarium was built in the crypt (accessible by elevator also).

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A tour in the heart of Újbuda A walk around the cultural center of South Buda answers how a building was named after 500 silver coins or how a church still in use today was built on the first floor of another building, or how youngsters had fun at the Park Stage of Buda.