The Biggest Wall of Antlers in the World

June 30, 2008

Do you get freaked out when you see a deer on the top of a car, during hunting season? Well, this museum will surely spook you since it contains the highest number of antlers per square meter than any other place in the world. It’s the Vajdahunyad Castle, located in Budapest, Hungary.

Built between 1896 and 1908, in appearance the castle is a hybrid combination of a castle in Transylvania and of several architectural styles. It was built initially from cardboard to host the Hungarian millennial exhibition but it became so popular that it was rebuilt in brick and stone. As soon as construction was finished, the castle became home to the Hungarian Agricultural Museum, which is still standing.

As you enter the museum, you will be greeted by an array of hundreds of antlers, horns, hooves, fur and stuffed animals together. In the “Hall of Hunting” you can find basically every piece of furniture that is able to incorporate antlers, including antler chandeliers and antler chairs.

And the museum would have had more pieces, if it hadn’t been ransacked during the Second World War. Shortly after, in 1958, when the collection was just put back together, the freedom fighters of the Hungarian uprising devastated most of the displays. But with donations and a lot of work, the gloomy collection of dead animals, the dream of every hunter, is back on tourist maps.

Rest assured, most of the antlers do not come just from hunted animals: a proportion of the antlers come from stags who died natural deaths. One common scenario is when two stags engage in a fight, they run one into the other with their antlers. This clash often ends up with chipped or broken antlers and in certain instances can be fatal, for example when the antlers pierce the jugular.

And if you weren’t freaked out enough, the next statue will probably do the trick. Displayed in the Castle court, the anonymous figure represents a chronicler in the XII century (probably of King Béla III). He is the author of the first history books in Hungary and legend has it that if you touch his pen, you will receive a dash of good luck.

sources: 1, 2; photo credits: 1, 2, 3, 4

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Written by Bogdan · Filed Under Offbeat News

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12 Responses to “The Biggest Wall of Antlers in the World”

antlerman
Posted: Jul 1st, 2008 at 5:45 pm

these are some nice antlers. I really wish i had a room like this!!!

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assmasster
Posted: Jul 1st, 2008 at 5:55 pm
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i love racks! they make my boner rock hard!!!!

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Brandon
Posted: Jul 1st, 2008 at 6:04 pm
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that is a crazy looking room.

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PeopleEatTastyAnimals
Posted: Jul 1st, 2008 at 6:07 pm

Imagine all those grilled venison steaks and elk roasts. Yummy!!

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Liz
Posted: Jul 1st, 2008 at 6:19 pm

This is one of the most disgusting things I have ever seen, I don’t know how people can live with themselves after killing so many animals without necessity. Eating mean is great, we do it to live, and yeah it does taste good. But we should respect the animal we kill, no degrade it to home decor. /sigh

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Frank
Posted: Jul 1st, 2008 at 6:51 pm

“This is a lovely room of death.” declared Ace. “Take care then. Bye bye, now!”

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RaisingSpirits
Posted: Jul 1st, 2008 at 7:10 pm

I’m pretty sure that you’re wrong about this place having the highest number of antlers per square meter in the world… just look at this website. Prepare to be amazed….

http://www.antlerman.com/antler_collection_tour_2.html

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Greg
Posted: Jul 1st, 2008 at 8:02 pm
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I have got to get me one of those Castles!

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Mikeachim
Posted: Jul 1st, 2008 at 8:35 pm

Deer are beautiful things. When they’re alive, that is.

I understand the historical interest - but….

“Hall of Hunting”. Yes. Not a “Hall of Animals”.

I know that some of the antlers are from natural-died animals - so why put them in a “Hall of Hunting”? This strikes me as particularly pathetic.

“Gloomy” is the right word - kudos to the writer of this piece.

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JIm James
Posted: Jul 1st, 2008 at 11:37 pm

Dude that is totalyl SICK! What a cool room.

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Posted: Jul 8th, 2008 at 1:36 am

LIKE BRINGING A KNIFE TO A GUNFIGHT

GOING TO HUNGARY? CHECK OUT SOME DEAD ANIMALS!…

Sometimes tourism leads you to places like Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest, Hungary, where you can stroll around large rooms and look at a TON of dead things. This is the largest wall of antlers in the world. I don’t……

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