Zalaszántói Sztupa

The Zalaszántói Sztupa (Peace Stupa) is 30 meters high and 24 meters wide, and overlooks Lake Balaton from the Világosvár mountain. It was built in 1990 by a Korean Buddhist monk, and inaugurated in 1993 by the Dalai Lama.

About this building

It was the sixth Buddhist memorial site to be built in Hungary after the Stupa of the Hungarian Bodhisattva, Maitreya Stupa, the Western Disciple Stupa, Shakyamuni Buddha Stupa, and Kőrösi Stupa.

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments
  • Atmosphere / quiet space

Visitors information

  • Steps to enter the building or churchyard
  • Parking within 250m

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Carmelite Basilica, Keszthely

The Carmelite basilica was built in the neo-Romanesque style between 1927 and 1930. Its designer was Bruno Buchwieser, and its architect was Béla Marshall. During the Second World War, the church did not suffer any serious damage, although it took several years to repair it. In 1947, the side altar of St. John the Baptist, completed during the war, was consecrated. Since 2008 it has been the seat of the Carmelite Order.

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Tihany Abbey

The Benedictine Abbey of Tihany was founded by King Andrew I in 1055. The monastery remained miraculously intact throughout the Middle Ages, but an unexpected fire in 1683 destroyed the monastery buildings. Reconstruction began in 1719 according to the plans of the Carmelite architect Márton Wittwer. The medieval buildings were demolished and in more than three decades, in 1754, the large baroque church with two towers was rebuilt. In 1889, during a major renovation of the church, it was decided to decorate the square with wall paintings. In 1950, following the dissolution of the monastic orders by the state, the Benedictines had to leave the monastery again (they had to leave it briefly from 1786 to 1802 following a decree of Joseph II). The parish survived, the monastery first became a social centre and then a museum was set up there. The Benedictines were able to return to Tihany in 1990, but the convent complex was not returned to the state until 1994.