Built in the 16th century, the Transylvanian Bastion and associated castle walls can be regarded as a long-hidden piece of the history of both Buda and Hungary. The walls and the pedestrian gateway with its drawbridge at the foot of the castle wall lay buried under a huge pile of rubble for more than two hundred years.
The objects and fragments discovered during the excavation work carried out by the Castle Museum in 2018 have been put on display in complementary exhibitions at two locations by the Museum and Várkapitányság Nonprofit Plc. Visitors to 9 Táncsics Mihály Street will find an exhibition about Hungary’s unique fortress and the excavated site of the Transylvanian Bastion, including some of the many archaeological findings. Visitors can travel back in time as they stroll along the 16th-century Buda Castle walls. The exhibition in the Budapest History Museum includes gold coins, Turkish coins, and various other finds. Both locations present a reconstruction of the Transylvanian Bastion, making the tour of the exhibition and archaeological site a memorable experience.
