Located in Buda’s Castle District, Buda Castle was completed in 1265 and served as the royal palace of Hungary. It was later occupied by the Turkish leader Suleiman until 1686, when the Hungarians managed to take it back, although they almost completely destroyed it in the process. The grand castle has fantastic terraces, staircases and balconies where you get a breathtaking panoramic view of the whole city. It is a castle and palace complex of European grandeur with many historical statues in its cobblestone courtyards. Buda Castle currently houses the Hungarian National Gallery and the National Library.

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Panoramic view of Buda Castle overlooking the Danube River.
The castle is one of the most famous landmarks of Budapest
View from Buda Castle terrace overlooking the Chain Bridge and Hungarian Parliament across the Danube.
The castle has fantastic terraces and balconies where you get a breath-taking view of the whole city
Courtyard of Buda Castle with an equestrian statue and Baroque architecture.
Wide uphill street leads up to the Western terrace of the castle
Decorative wrought-iron gate and stone balustrades of Buda Castle.
One of the amazing, ornate gates of the castle with stairs leading up to its terraces
Main courtyard and dome of Buda Castle.
The Lions Court is a spacious, cobblestone square in the castle, surrounded by the beautiful facade of the castle on all four sides
Statue and flower garden in front of the Baroque facade of Buda Castle.
Scenes from the famous Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, Red Heat, were shot here
Ornate arched gate with lion statues at the entrance of Buda Castle in Budapest.
The arcade that connects one of the main terraces with a spacious court was named the Lions Gate after the lion statues that guard the gate on both sides

Filmed at this location

Scenes from the famous Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, Red Heat, were shot here before the end of the Soviet Era. Then 15 years later, I Spy was filmed here starring Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson. In the 2017 movie called The Man with the Iron Heart the castle was covered in Nazi flags while telling the story of the assassination of a Nazi leader during the Second World War. Progressive Productions also shot an episode of the NBC series Royal Pains in the Castle and a few years later the grand finale of the Budapest episode of ABC’s The Bachelor.