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Esztergom

Esztergom is a city in northern Hungary, 46 kilometres northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there.

Esztergom was the capital of Hungary from the 10th till the mid-13th century when King Béla IV of Hungary moved the royal seat to Buda.
Esztergom is the seat of the Primate of the Roman Catholic Church in Hungary
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The Mária Valéria bridge
The Mária Valéria bridge		 Esztergom Cathedral as seen from the Danube
Esztergom Cathedral as seen from the Danube		 Esztergom Cathedral as seen from the Danube
Esztergom Cathedral as seen from the Danube		 Esztergom Basilica
Esztergom Basilica		 Main door of the Cathedral
Main door of the Cathedral		 The apse
The apse
The altar
The altar		 The cupola, 71.5m high
The cupola, 71.5m high		 Relics of Blessed Zoltán Meszlényi
Relics of Blessed Zoltán Meszlényi		 Bakócz Chapel
Bakócz Chapel		 The crypts
The crypts		 The wall supporting the dome is 17m wide
The wall supporting the dome is 17m wide
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