The reconstruction of the Lower Castle and the development of the Upper Castle of Füzér Fortress

Füzér Fort­ress was one of the first stone fort­res­ses built by a pri­vate lan­dow­ner. It was pro­ba­bly con­struc­ted in the early-13th cent­ury, and du­ring the co­ur­se of his­to­ry it was owned by se­ve­ral aris­toc­ra­tic fa­mi­li­es. Its most va­lu­ab­le buil­ding is the late Got­hic cha­pel, which was built at the end of the 15th cent­ury. The fort­ress is known for its pic­tu­res­que­ness and also for the fact that in cert­ain pe­ri­ods the Holy Crown of Hun­gary was kept here. Be­fo­re the pro­ject the Upper Castle was in ruins and the re­ma­ins of the walls of the Lower Castle had also al­most comp­let­ely disap­peared under the drift crea­ted by the weat­her and ac­cu­mu­la­ted here over many cent­uri­es. The re­con­struc­ti­on works of the Lower and the Upper castles began in 2013 and 2014, respec­ti­vely. The Lower Castle was re­con­struc­ted after the plans of György Skar­del­li and Bá­lint Ke­le­men, while the Ci­ta­del was de­vel­oped after the plans of Hadas Stu­dio, and the Szik­la­gyep trail after the plans of György Rad­vá­nyi.