1.0Julia Kravianszky, Private Tour Guide in Budapest, Hungaryhttps://lovefromhungary.com/frJuliahttps://lovefromhungary.com/fr/author/julia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1lCPhoG2KW"><a href="https://lovefromhungary.com/fr/statues-of-budapest-king-matthias/">King Matthias Fountain – Power and Romance in Buda Castle</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lovefromhungary.com/fr/statues-of-budapest-king-matthias/embed/#?secret=1lCPhoG2KW" width="600" height="338" title="“King Matthias Fountain – Power and Romance in Buda Castle” — Julia Kravianszky, Private Tour Guide in Budapest, Hungary" data-secret="1lCPhoG2KW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> One of the most impressive statues in Budapest is the King Matthias Fountain, located in the Royal Palace of the Buda Castle District. Monumental, theatrical, and rich in symbolism, it portrays King Matthias — Hungary’s great Renaissance ruler — in a moment of triumph and drama. This fountain is part of my ongoing Statues ofRead morehttps://lovefromhungary.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/statues_of_Budapest_13-577x1024.jpg