On our trip I was surprised over and over again by the massive scale, elaborate and rich designs and general splendor of the churches and government buildings. And conversely I was drawn to the details, with such huge structures the little details were almost always surprising to me. So much thought, effort and money, and the more elaborate the better. You just don't often see similar patterns in new construction.
I'd forgotten, being back in the States for years now, how different (and rad) old construction can be.
Perhaps my very favorite detail in this basilica isn't structural. It's the kézi munka found on some of the altarpieces.
It a traditional hand-made vibrant flower and pepper lacework that Hungarians make and it is beautiful. Beautiful.
(I may or may not have brought home a little shift dress for sister with kézi munka on it.... I have a cherished piece made and given to me by a woman I had the chance to get to know and teach while I was serving as a missionary framed and hanging up in my family room. I have a couple other pieces I purchased too (tablecloths, etc...) but I'm too afraid to get those out with three babies living in my house. Lace tangent.... If you ever get to go to Hungary, be sure to look for it in the markets or better yet from a sweet néni selling her own work.)
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