War sights in Hungary
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Szombathely Cathedral
Allied bombing in the final days of WWII did not spare the Zopf-style Szombathely Cathedral built in 1797. Designed by Melchior Hefele for Bishop Szily in 1791, the cathedral was once covered in stucco work and frescoes by Franz Anton Maulbertsch and supported by grand marble columns.
They're now gone, of course, though a couple of Maulbertsch originals and a glorious red-and-white marble pulpit remain, breaking the monotony of this sterile place, and there is a plaster sunburst of angels and putti (winged babies or cherubs) above the main altar.
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Citadella
The Citadella atop Gellért Hill is a fortress that never did battle. Built by the Habsburgs after the 1848–49 War of Independence to defend the city from further insurrection, by the time it was ready in 1851 the political climate had changed and the Citadella had become obsolete. Today the Citadella contains some big guns and dusty displays in the central courtyard, the rather hokey 1944 Bunker Waxworks inside a bunker used during WWII and a rundown hotel-cum-hostel.
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