# Jáki kápolna

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The Jáki Chapel presents a neo-Romanesque design shaped by Hungarian church architecture and architect Ignác Alpár. Its rounded arches frame a richly carved stone portal.

Built for the Millennium Exhibition, the chapel combines a plan recalling Lébény with a portal copied from Ják. Stone figures of Christ and the Apostles crown the entrance.

Though its medieval appearance feels authentic, the chapel is a later recreation of celebrated Hungarian forms. Each rounded arch points toward a Hungarian source.

Inside, Eszter Mattioni’s Holy Family mosaic shines above the altar beside stained-glass images of Hungarian saints. Coloured windows bring Hungarian saints into the chapel.

Although first intended as an agricultural museum library, the building became a consecrated place of worship. The chapel bears the dedication to Saint Ladislaus.

Its religious history includes Masses celebrated here by Eugenio Pacelli and Giovanni Battista Montini, both later popes. The chapel remains a place of prayer and community.

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