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Those who wish to admire a piece of the original church will by the master Michelangelo Grigoletti, painted on a single

not be disappointed. The Bakócz Chapel, which was built as canvas. The walls of the building, with their 17 metres, are the
the former primate’s tomb chapel and part of the St. Adalbert’s thickest walls in Hungary. The Treasury, housed in the Basilica,

Church, was saved by sawing it into 1,600 pieces as a beautiful has unique treasures such as the Suki Chalice, one of the most
example of early monument protection and rebuilt within ornate Gothic chalices in the world, and the Matt hias calvary
the new cathedral. Today, it is the most beautifully preserved inlaid with pure gold, pearls, and precious stones. Th e Pano-
monument of Hungarian Renaissance architecture. Th e ba- rama Hall was built above the Treasury, with a stunning view
silica is really the building of records. Here we can admire the of the River Danube and the neighbouring town of Sturovo.
largest altarpiece in the world, the Assumption of the Virgin

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