One in a historic building at Buda Castle, the other at a distant location on the outskirts of Óbuda by the city limits, the Hungarian National Archives are being modernised and expanded. The older complex by the Vienna Gate will not only be renovated, but will also be enlarged according to the original plans of Samu Pecz, also responsible for the Great Market Hall. Documents dated before 1867 will be stored here, the later ones in Óbuda. Work will begin shortly.
Significantly damaged but a rare landmark still standing after the devastation wreaked on Buda Castle in the last months of World War II, the National Archive Building had been designed by Samu Pecz but never completed according to his wishes.
Work had begun on this stately construction shortly before World War I and Pecz died before an entire section was finished. The National Archive Building was unveiled in 1923, a year after his death.
The wing planned by Pecz in the original blueprint will now be built, ensuring the continuous expansion of the archives. There will also be a visitor and information centre, and a small park set up outside.
The warehouse and research hall on Lángliliom utca in Óbuda will be transformed into a modern complex, warehouses providing storage and protection of archival records. The design was created by award-winning architect, Attila Turi.
Here, a nationwide research centre on family history will make research faster, easier and more efficient. This is where you’ll find the Hungarian registry from the 1600s to 1980.
