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The Hungarian National Gallery is probably one of the most beautiful museums in Budapest because it´s located in Buda Castle which is a monumental site that, also, presents the art of the country that goes from the Middle Ages to the 20th century and, also, presents a very interesting contemporary art section.
Many of the collections that are presented in the gallery were exhibited, from the moment of their creation, in the Hungarian National Museum and in the Fine Arts Museum.
In the museum the majority of the works that can be found are paintings but also it offers some interesting objects and, also, writings from some of the most important figures in Hungarian history. Some of the most important painters that you can enjoy in the gallery are, for example, Mihály Munkácsy, Pal Szinyei Merse and Bertalan Székely.
The major part of Buda Castle was destroyed during the Second World War because it was heavily bombed and, for that reason, a major reconstruction had to take place in the castle. For that reason the building isn´t what it used to be and the place has a decoration which resembles a hospital more than anything else..
If you´ve rented apartments in Budapest visit it.
