Gödöllő Royal Waiting Hall

The Gödöllő Royal Waiting Hall: A historic gem in Hungary, where royal elegance and grandeur still linger. Nyitvatartás 2024. február 1-től március 15-ig technikai szünetet tartunk, mely alatt épülünk, szépülünk, hogy újult erővel nyissuk meg kapunkat és fogadjuk visszatérő és új vendégeinket a 2024-es szezonban. Jegyárak ……………………. Irány a weboldal Description The Royal Waiting Hall at the Gödöllő railway station Traffic started on the railway line connecting Budapest and Hatvan in the spring of 1867. The Hungarian state gifted Francis Joseph and queen Elizabeth with the castle and demesne of Gödöllő on the occasion of their coronation in the same year and from that time on, the royal couple and their retinue would regularly travel by train to Gödöllő. In order for the king to be able to travel by train from Vienna directly to Budapest, they connected two lines in the vicinity of Kőbánya station creating the royal track called like this even today. The single-story building of the railway station of Gödöllő was inaugurated on the 2nd of April 1867 and came to be rebuilt later several times. That the personalities of royal highness had to wait was a problem straight from the beginning. “The cabin used for waiting-room was small and dirty with stifling air.” Therefore, they built in 1868 a temporary wooden court pavilion in Tyrolean style.     Train traffic started to grow from the eighteen seventies onwards. With the royal family frequently staying in Gödöllő, the settlement became a fashionable, trendy summer resort. Many people from Budapest came to spend the summer here, and they travelled mainly by train; moreover, they bought or rented houses near to the station, which resulted in a new summer resort district. It was common that a family was staying in its summer cottage of Gödöllő from summer till autumn, while the breadwinner husband commuted by train daily to his workplace in the capital. This situation made it imperative to expand the railway station building. In the year of 1874, they reconstructed it to be two-storey. Apart from the offices, they also put into shape waiting-rooms of first, second and third class, as well as a restaurant with ballroom. The stationmaster, two traffic managers, two cashier ladies, the keeper of the railway restaurant and the track-watchman dwelt in the station building. This building was now fit for attending on the common travellers’ needs. In 1882, it came to building up a new Royal Waiting-house in neo-Renaissance style. There are also Royal Waiting-rooms in Budapest Eastern and Western, but both of them are part of the station building, whereas in Gödöllő, they erected a separate building for this purpose. Otherwise, they put up a court tent occasionally for the king’s travels whenever the station building was inappropriate for a royal welcome. The Royal Waiting Hall was under the administration of the royal castle. Although it was single-story, it was, because of the big height of the inner spaces and of the roof construction, as high as the one-time two-storey station building which stood nearby. Entrances from the rail-track and from the town determine the axis of the building. On the town side, there is a portico, a projecting roof held by four Ionic pillars, where the court coach used to wait for the royal family members arriving by train. The floor of the building is on a level with the platform, so that stairs had to be used only when getting on. A platform roof held by cast iron pillars goes round on the rail-track side and on the two lengths along both sides from where two side-entries open each side. Upon the arrival of the royal couple, a red carpet would be rolled out between the entrance of the building and the train. The way led from the train to the spacious central room called the Princely Waiting-room furnished – according to Ferenc Ripka’s description – by easy-chairs and settees upholstered with wine-red silk. Queen Elizabeth’s room was on the right side and that of Francis Joseph was on the left side. They placed a writing-desk, a Venetian mirror and a set of sitting furniture upholstered in olive-green into the king’s room where the wall was covered with compressed silk carpet of the same colour. The queen’s furniture was the same with the same difference in its colour, which was pale yellow.  The train covered the distance of 21.3 miles between Pest and Gödöllő in 49 minutes according to a court schedule preserved from 1875. The Royal Waiting Hall was used between the two wars by Governor Miklós Horthy. The German troops retreating in the end of World War II blew up the railway station building, which was completely destroyed. They also set on fire the coal stored in the cellar of the Royal Waiting Hall. As a consequence, the roof of the building burnt down; only the bare walls remained. They covered the Royal Waiting Hall with a flat roof in 1945. Thus, it became the station building meant for the issuing of tickets and for waiting, now open for the public. It has been declared historical monument in 1958. With the help of the Norwegian Fund, the Local Authority of Gödöllő Town renovated the Royal Waiting Hall in 2011 creating also a stand for museum exhibitions, a café and a centre of tourism. Read moreClose Royal Waiting Hall 2100 Gödöllő, Állomás tér 1-3 Facebook Instagram Youtube

Palm House Garden Centre and Herbarium

The Palm House Garden Centre and Herbarium are located in Gödöllő Royal Palace Park. Speciality: six mini gardens laid out in different styles. A Herbarium is established in the right wing of the Palm House; it sells a wide range of specialist teas, jams, syrups, herbs, spices, and cosmetics. Opening hours Monday – Saturday: 8.00 – 18.00 Sunday: 9.00 – 16.00 Jegyárak ……………………. Go to website +36 20 415 0063 info@palmahazkerteszet.hu Description aa Tovább olvasomBezárom Palm House Garden Centre and Herbarium 2100 Gödöllő, Martinovics Ignác u. 2/A Facebook

Royal Palace

A time-travel not only for Sisi-fans. Leave Budapest city to explore the pretty town of Gödöllő, and visit the Royal Palace, where the much loved Queen Elizabeth, known as Sisi spent much of her time. Opening hours Summer Opening Hours: 1st April 2024. – 31st October 2024.Monday-Sunday 10:00-18:00   Ticket office closes at: 17:00 Prices   Weekdays Weekend Adult ticket: 4 600 HUF 4 900 HUF Senior/student ticket: 2 300 HUF 2 450 HUF Adult ticket with family discount: 4 400 HUF/adult 4 700 HUF/adult Children ticket with family discount*: 2 000 HUF/child 2 000 HUF/child Tickets Go to website +36 30 427 3535 informacio@kiralyikastely.hu Description Permanent exhibition   The permanent exhibition of the Palace comprises 31 rooms. In the beautifully restored rooms, visitors can learn about the complete history of the palace, from the family of the builder Grassalkovich to the royal summer residence to our own times. The Grassalkovich family eraFilling six rooms, this is an exhibition of the first century of the Palace and the first three generations of the Grassalkovich family, with insight into the Baroque church. The wall paintings dating from this period have been restored or reconstructed. The Royal SuitesThe second golden age of the building began in 1867. Bought and reconstructed by the Hungarian state, the palace was presented as a coronation gift to Emperor Francis Joseph I (1830–1916) and Queen Elizabeth (1837–1898) for use as a residence. The royal period is evoked in 13 rooms: the faithfully restored royal suites and the ceremonial hall. The Queen Elizabeth Memorial ExhibitionThe exhibition presents the memorabilia of the cult of the beloved Queen of Hungarians, which was established in her lifetime and is still alive today, in the former reading room and in the suite of Ida Ferenczy, (the Hungarian reader of the Queen.) Centuries, inhabitants, storiesThe history of the palace from the end of the royal period to World War I. Habsburg GalleryThe upstairs corridor of the „Gizella wing” is decorated with a gallery of pictures of the Habsburg family, from Maria Theresa to Queen Elisabeth. The secret life of the castle (1950-1990)After World War II, the palace was used as a retirement home and a Soviet barracks. Our new exhibition recalls these decades. This three rooms on the ground floor are open to the public free of charge. Tovább olvasomBezárom Gödöllő Royal Palace 2100 Gödöllő, Royal Palace Facebook Instagram Youtube Tripadvisor Pinterest

Memories of Sisi

Many fond memories link Queen Elizabeth, the legendary Sisi to Gödöllő: she spent 2000 days in the town, and enjoyed long walks and horserides in the park as well as hunting in the nearby woods. The Royal Waiting Hall reminds visitors of her travels, the Elizabeth Park of her lonely walks, while her beloved possessions on display in the palace and museum bring to life her magical personality. Irány a weboldal Tovább olvasomBezárom