Erdélyi Bastion

Erdélyi Bastion is a bastion at Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary. It is sometimes called in English the Transylvanian bastion.

Photo: Globetrotter19, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Description: bastion of the Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary
Also known as: “Erdelyi Bastion”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Matthias Church and Vienna Gate.

Matthias Church

Church

Photo: Stefan2901, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Church of the Assumption of the Buda Castle, more commonly known as the Matthias Church and more rarely as the Coronation Church of Buda, is a Catholic church in Holy Trinity Square, Budapest, Hungary, in front of the Fisherman's Bastion at the heart of Buda's Castle District. Matthias Church is situated 310 metres south of Erdélyi Bastion.

Vienna Gate

Photo: Gyurika, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Vienna Gate is located at the Vienna Gate Square, Buda Castle, in 1st District, Budapest, Hungary. As the name suggests, it was the port connecting the Castle with the highway to Vienna. Vienna Gate is situated 200 metres west of Erdélyi Bastion.

Lutheran Church of Budavár

Church

Photo: Misibacsi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lutheran Church of Budavár is the oldest Lutheran church of Buda. It was built in 1895 at Vienna Gate Square in the 1st District of Budapest. The first church for the Lutherans of Buda was built by Maria Dorothea, third wife of Palatine Joseph, in 1846, at hu:Dísz tér. Lutheran Church of Budavár is situated 180 metres west of Erdélyi Bastion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Víziváros and Budavár.

Víziváros

Photo: Tsy1980, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Víziváros is in Budapest. This article describes the outer part of the 1st district, which includes parts of Gellérthegy, Krisztinaváros, Tabán and Víziváros.

Budavár

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Budavár, Vár or Várnegyed is in Budapest, located on Castle Hill. It is the highlight of the 1st district. You can walk around the old romantic streets of the hill or see a great view of Pest from there.