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Budapest, Hungary, is an architectural gem, built from the union of three cities.
匈牙利布達佩斯是一座由三座城市融合而成的建筑瑰寶。
And nothing symbolizes this union better than its one of a kind parliament built to celebrate a millennia of Hungary's existence.
沒有什么比為慶祝匈牙利千年華誕而建造的匈牙利議會更能象征這一聯盟了。
Perched elegantly on the east bank of the Danube river,
氣派地聳立在多瑙河東岸，
the Hungarian parliament building is an example of neo-Gothic architecture with some renaissance and baroque elements.
匈牙利議會大廈堪稱兼具文藝復興和巴洛克元素的新哥特式建筑的典范。
Commissioned in 1880, it was finally completed 24 years later.
該項目委托于1880年，歷時24年才完工。
Its 314 feet tall and 880 feet long, making it one of the largest parliament buildings in the world.
該議會大廈高314英尺（約96米），長880英尺（約270米），是世界上最大的議會大廈之一。
It's said that over a thousand people were involved in its construction,
據說當初參與建設的人數多達千人，
during which 40 million bricks, half a million precious stones, and 88 pounds of gold were used.
耗費磚頭4000萬塊、寶石50萬塊和黃金88磅（約80斤）。
The inside is home to Hungary's National Assembly-the legislative branch of the country.
大廈內部是匈牙利國家議會——匈牙利的立法部門——的所在地。
The rest of the building's 10 courtyards and hundreds of offices are linked through a system of endless corridors
大廈的其余10個庭院和數百間辦公室由無盡的長廊，
and a red carpet, which is nearly two miles long.
以及一條將近兩英里（約3.2千米）長的紅地毯相連。
One of the highlight's is the nation's crown, worn by about 50 rulers;
大廈內最引人注目的是匈牙利的王冠，先后有50位統治者佩戴過；
the first of which reigned in the 12th century.
第一位是12世紀的一位統治者。
And like the treasures inside, the building itself shines like a jewel in this nation's skyline.
如同大廈內部的珍寶一樣，這座建筑本身就如同這個國家天際線上的一顆寶石一樣散發著耀眼的光芒。
