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Hungary
Budapest 
Saint Stephen's Cathedral
 Saint Stephen’s Cathedral was originally to be named after Saint Leopold, the patron saint of Austria, but this was changed to honour Saint Stephen who was the first King of Hungary. Constructed in the 1850s it had to be completely rebuilt when the dome collapsed in 1858 during construction. It is the largest church in Budapest and the third-largest church building in present-day Hungary. It was created a basilica in 1931 by Pope Pius XI. READ MORE
Matthias Church
 A church has been on the site of the Mattias Church in Budapest's Castle District since 1015 when one was built there by Saint Stephen, the first king of Hungary, and named “The Church of Our Lady. Having been destroyed several times the current church dates from the 19th-century. With its interior having floor-to-ceiling frescoes and beautiful stained-glass windows and wooden pews, and its columns being adorned with painted leaves and geometric motifs in a variety of colours, it presents and impressive spectacle both inside and out. READ MORE
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