Yesterday I visited a wonderful place with my friend. This special place is in Székesfehérvár, situated on the outskirts. There is a castle, which was built by Jenő Bory, teacher, sculptor, and architect, who built it with his own hands for his wife over 40 years.
See more in English here: https://bory-var.hu/en
This wonderful fairy castle is great fun for adults and children alike. It can teach you a lot about art, also in a historical context. As Jenő Bory was well acquainted with the styles of the historical periods, he applied them. He incorporated a lot of sculptures in the walls of the building. He liked to experiment with materials. Although he also carved marble sculptures and had bronze public sculptures, his greatest innovation was concrete sculpture. He used a concrete mix that withstood the weather surprisingly well.
Not very important to me, but this castle is also in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest one-man-made structure.
Front garden of the castle
Virgin Mary with Jesus, in Hungarian folk costume
Surrounded by roses
The Elephant Passage
Brickworks
Embedded fragments
God is Love, Love is God
The Holy Royal Family (Gizella, István the First and Prince Imre)
Table blessing mural
Motherhood
Glass mosaic
The warrior's prayer
The hanging sword as a symbol of strict law
Statues in the corridor
Hungarian kings
Ceramic mosaic
Patrona Hungariae. Before his death, King Stephen the 1st offered the Holy Crown to the Virgin Mary, making her the patroness of Hungary.
A small room in one of the towers
Spiral staircase with mysterious lights
From the top of the tower you can see this
You can see as far as the Bakony mountains
The Flag Tower
This part of the castle is a private residence
Love of marriage
Hungarian destiny. For centuries, she has "warmed snakes in her lap".
A poem, by Jenő Bory
The exhibition hall
The Wounded Hero (in the centre)
The Piano Room
Jenő Bori's wife, Ilona
Roses playing hide and seek
Built-in reliefs. Jenő Bory used every fragment, nothing was wasted.
Sitting Buddha
Majolica fragment with oriental pattern
Fragment of an old column head in the garden
The garden
His wife, Ilona
What is certain is that we will return here again, because there is always something new to discover.