Oh, what a majestic view! The whole of Buda and Pest spread out below me, and in the distance, I can see the János-hill lookout and even the range of the Buda Hills. At the same time, I don't mind at all that I can't go there. On the one hand, I myself look fantastic, and on the other hand, there is so much beauty at my fingertips that despite standing here for centuries, I still haven't become bored of it. I go by the name Buda Castle and I literally sit on Buda’s Castle Hill. Fortunately, not by myself, but together with several other fantastic buildings. There is the Fisherman's Bastion, then towering above that Matthias Church, and the winding, romantic streets of the Buda Castle district, full of tiny, colourful, old houses. Then, as you approach me, there is the Sándor Palace, where the President of the Republic of Hungary lives. After another short walk past the Buda funicular railway station and a wonderful wrought iron gate, you finally come to me, the castle and palace complex. All of these and others besides explain why the Buda Castle District has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1987. In my opinion, deservedly so. Coming back to me, there is no doubt that I am an imposing building, but I must add that I was not built in a day. My construction began in the Gothic style in the 14th century, after which came King Louis the Great and King Sigismund, then King Matthias in the 15th century, all of whom continued to expand and beautify me. I got my final form at the end of the 19th century, but thanks to this long process I have Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neo-Baroque parts. Kings haven't lived within my walls for quite some time now, but fortunately I haven’t had to do without grandeur. I host the Hungarian National Gallery, the Budapest History Museum and the Széchényi National Library, thanks to which I spend my days awash with beautiful works of art and wise works of literature, and for my part, I can't imagine any greater and more uplifting splendour.