This article was originally published with the title “ Palace of Hungary at the Exposition ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 83 No. 7 (August 1900), p. 9 doi:10.1038 ...

Pope Francis and the president of Hungary, Katalin Novak, walking past its prime minister, Viktor Orban, third from right, during a welcoming ceremony at the Sandor Palace in Budapest on Friday.

This village near Budapest has been pre-empted by the Hungarian prime minister's entourage. His father, son-in-law and childhood friend have become wealthy thanks to contracts financed by the ...