Budapest : cortège du sceptre royal

Budapest : cortège du sceptre royal

Budapest : cortège du sceptre royal

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Budapest : cortège du sceptre royal

1896

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These two views were taken during the celebrations given in 1896 on the occasion of the millennium of the foundation of the kingdom of Hungary. Horsemen and men on foot parade, all dressed in historic uniforms.

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