The Matthias Church was founded in the 13th century after the Tartar invasion (1255-1269). Extended in the 14th century in a Gothic church-hall, it was equipped with a bell tower and an oratory in the 15th century. Partly destroyed and transformed into a mosque during the Turkish occupation (1541-1699), it was later occupied by monastic orders which restored it in a Baroque style. A complete restoration carried out in 1873-1896 gave the church its current neo-Gothic style.
The small medieval synagogue in Buda presumably existed in the fourteenth century and was later included in the structure of a dwelling house. The original layout of the synagogue is not clear. The preserved wall paintings include a Star of David inscribed with the text of the priestly benediction pronounced by the cohanim when they bless the worshippers, and a bow and arrow, inscribed with the Prayer of Hannah. Currently the synagogue is a museum. It also houses a lapidarium with Jewish tombstones from the medieval and Ottoman periods (thirteenth to seventeenth centuries).
Founded between 1740 and 1762, the Sainte-Anne church was neglected to the point of being almost destroyed to allow the construction of a metro. Fortunately, the plan was abandoned and the church and was restored between 1970 and 1984.
St. Stephen's Basilica, the largest Catholic church in Budapest, was built between 1851 and 1901 in a neoclassical style. It is a listed national monument.
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