This paper analyzed two projects of monuments planned on the Castle Hill in Budapest around the turn of the century. The first project was proposed by Schulek Frigyes during the restoration works of the Gothic Matthias church. In 1894, he remodeled the church into a monument to represent historically important moments of medieval Hungary. This monument was planned to be seen from the opposite side of the Danube, along with a new building which represents the history before the foundation of the church, and a part of the city wall called the Fisherman's Bastion which serves as the common pedestal of the two buildings. The second project was the Queen Elizabeth Memorial, for which altogether six competitions were held between 1900 and 1916. In the first two competitions, many applicants proposed gigantic monuments associated with the design on the slope of the hill, such as stairs, promenades and waterfalls. These two projects can be regarded as the last phase of the series of the proposals of the National Monument in Budapest in the 19th century.
