Curious Expeditions at the Hunting Hall

The curiousity-seekers at Curious Expeditions travelled to Budapest's Hall of Hunting in the Agricultural Museum in Vajadhunyad Castle:

"Hundreds of antlers, horns, hooves, and fur. Stuffed birds and mounted bears. Cutlery with horn handles carved into foxes. Antler broaches, antler chandeliers, and antler chairs. It is known as “The Hall of Hunting.” With beautiful vaulted ceilings and stained glass windows, along with the fact that the Agricultaral Museum is often empty, this top floor feels like the church of a long lost deer deity. Echoed footsteps and hushed whispers lend a quiet respect to these relics of the hunt ...

The quiet hall of animals is a unique opportunity to see this strange and sad phenomenon preserved in taxidermy. Beyond that when one find oneself alone among beasts, the church-like quality of this fake castle gives way to a sacred air and the place truly becomes a cathedral of antlers."

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