Standing on the banks of the Danube, in Budapest’s Pest district, Hungary’s magnificent Parliament Building has been witnessing to some of the country’s most pivotal moments over the last 200 years. A contest was held during the 1880s to find an architect for a new Hungarian Parliament Building which would represent the nation’s sovereignty. Drawing inspiration from London’s Houses of Parliament, the winner was Hungarian architect Imre Steindl who designed the grand, neo-Gothic building which stands today. Work began in 1885 and the Parliament Building was finished in 1902. Standing at 879ft long, 75.4ft wide and 314.9ft tall, the Hungarian Parliament is the country’s largest building, Budapest’s tallest, and the third largest parliament building in the world. Inside its grand walls there are 691 rooms, 10 courtyards and 12.5 miles worth of stairs. Architecturally, the building is in the Gothic Revival style with a Renaissance Revival style dome.