Inner City Parish Church

You'd never guess by looking at this church that it's the oldest building in Pest. The original 11th century Roman-style church was largely destroyed in the Tartar invasion; its 14th century Gothic replacement was seized by the Turks and converted into a mosque. After WWII the church was again threatened, this time by Hungarian authorities: it was slated for destruction to facilitate the reconstruction of Elisabeth Bridge. Fortunately, in the end the bridge was re-routed around the church - just barely.