Buda
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 Buda
Castle is the historical castle complex of the Hungarian kings
in Budapest, Hungary, first completed in 1265. In the past, it
was also called Royal Palace and Royal Castle. Buda Castle was
built on the southern tip of Castle Hill, surrounded by what
is known as the Castle District, famous for its Medieval,
Baroque and 19th century living quarters and public buildings. |
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Matthias Church (Mátyás-templom) |
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 Matthias
Church is a church located in Budapest, Hungary, at the heart
of Buda's Castle District. According to church tradition, it
was originally built in Romanesque style in 1015. The current
building was constructed in the florid late Gothic style in
the second half of the 14th century and was extensively
restored in the late 19th century. It was the second largest
church of medieval Buda and the seventh largest church of
medieval Hungarian Kingdom. |
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Fishermans's Bastion (Halászbástya) |
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Fisherman's Bastion is a terrace in neo-Gothic and
neo-Romanesque style situated on the Buda bank of the Danube,
on the Castle hill in Budapest, around Matthias Church. It was
designed and built between 1895 and 1902 on the plans of
Frigyes Schulek. From the towers and the terrace a panoramic
view exists of Danube, Margaret Island, Pest to the east and
the Gellért Hill. Its seven towers represent the seven Magyar
tribes that settled in the Carpathian Basin in 896. The
Bastion takes its name from the guild of fishermen that was
responsible for defending this stretch of the city walls in
the Middle Ages. |
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Tunnel
(Alagút) |
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 The
350 meter long tunnel passes under the hill, and the Chain
Bridge linking the Krisztinaváros or direct connections to
either side of the mountain stretching town. The construction
began in 1853, designed by Adam Clark, and then in 1865 was
opened to traffic. |
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Funicular (Sikló) |
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 The
Budapest Funicular is a funicular railway in the city of
Budapest, in Hungary. It links the Adam Clark Square and the
Széchenyi Chain Bridge at river level to Buda Castle above.
The line was opened on March 2, 1870, and has been in
municipal ownership since 1920. It was destroyed in the Second
World War and reopened on June 4, 1986. Length: 95 metres,
Height: 51 metres, Maximum gradient: 48% |
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St. Stephen's Basilica (Szent István
Bazilika) |
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 St.
Stephen's Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest,
Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of
Hungary (c 975–1038), whose mummified fist is housed in the
reliquary. Ferenc Puskas crypt based on world-famous Hungarian
football. |
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Parliament |
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 The
Hungarian Parliament Building (Hungarian: Országház, literally
country house) is the seat of the National Assembly of
Hungary, one of Europe's oldest legislative buildings, a
notable landmark of Hungary and a popular tourist destination
of Budapest. It lies in Lajos Kossuth Square, on the bank of
the Danube, in Budapest. It is currently the largest building
in Hungary, and the largest Parliament in Europe. |
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Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Magyar
Tudományos Akadémia) |
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 The
Hungarian Academy of Sciences is the most important and
prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the
bank of the Danube in Budapest. The history of the academy
began in 1825, when Count István Széchenyi offered one year's
income of his estate for the purposes of a Learned Society at
a district session of the Diet in Pressburg (Pozsony, present
Bratislava, seat of the Hungarian Parliament at the time), and
his example was followed by other delegates. Its task was
specified as the development of the Hungarian language and the
study and propagation of the sciences and the arts in
Hungarian. It received its current name in 1845. Its central
building was inaugurated in 1865, in neo-Renaissance style. |
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Western railway station (Nyugati
pályaudvar) |
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 Western
railway station (Hungarian for Nyugati pályaudvar) is a
railway station in the northern part of the Budapest City. It
is one of the three main railway stations of Budapest and can
be found in the 6th district. The station was planned by
August de Serres and was built by the Eiffel Company. It was
opened on October 28, 1877. Previously another station stood
in its place, the end station of Hungary's first railway line,
the Pest–Vác line (constructed in 1846). This building was
pulled down in order to construct the Grand Boulevard
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Hungarian State Opera (Magyar Állami Operaház) |
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 The
Hungarian State Opera House is a neo-Renaissance opera house
located in central Pest, (a part of Budapest), on Andrássy út.
Designed by Miklós Ybl, a major figure of 19th century
Hungarian architecture, the construction lasted from 1875 to
1884 and was funded by the city of Budapest and by Emperor
Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary. The Hungarian Royal Opera
House (as it was known then) opened to the public on the
September 27, 1884. It is a richly-decorated building and is
considered one of the architect's masterpieces. It was built
in neo-Renaissance style, with elements of baroque.
Ornamentation includes paintings and sculptures by leading
figures of Hungarian art of the time including Bertalan
Székely, Mór Than and Károly Lotz. Although in size and
capacity it is not among the greatest, in beauty and the
quality of acoustics the Budapest Opera House is considered to
be amongst the first few opera houses in the world. |
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Great Synagogue (Dohány utcai zsinagóga) |
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 The
Great Synagogue is located in Erzsébetváros, the 7th district
of Budapest. It is the largest synagogue in Eurasia and the
second largest in the world, after the Temple Emanu-El in New
York City. It seats 3,000 people and is a centre of Neolog
Judaism. The synagogue is 75m long and 27m wide, and was built
between 1854 and 1859 in the Moorish Revival style, with the
decoration based chiefly on Islamic models from North Africa
and medieval Spain (the Alhambra). The synagogue's Viennese
architect, Christian Friedrich Ludwig Förster, believed that
no distinctively Jewish architecture could be identified, and
thus chose "architectural forms that have been used by
oriental ethnic groups that are related to the Israelite
people, and in particular the Arabs." The interior design is
partly by Frigyes Feszl. |
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Hungarian National Museum (Magyar
Nemzeti Múzeum) |
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 The
Hungarian National Museum, National Museum, which collects
relics of Hungarian history and present. The Museum of
Classical-style building was built between 1837-47, designed
by architect Michael Pollack, founder of Count Ferenc
Széchenyi. Lying in front of the inner ring road in Pest old
walls, and a number of old monuments as well. |
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Museum of Applied Arts (Iparművészeti
Múzeum) |
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 The
museum presents the masterpieces of Hungarian crafts such as
pottery, glass, porcelain, rugs, lace, tapestries, furniture,
precious metals, antiques, jewelry boxes, óragyűjtemény,
bőrmunkák, paper, etc.. The building was designed by Gyula
Pártos and Odon Lechner, the cupola is decorated with Zsolnay
ceramics. Amazing sight, a prominent building in the
environment. |
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Central Market (Központi Vásárcsarnok) |
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 The
Great Market Hall or Central Market Hall, on Fővám Tér in the
9th district, is the largest indoor market in Budapest. It was
designed and built by Samu Pecz. A great number of stalls
offer a huge variety of vegetables, fruit, cheese and meat.
The roof has been restored to the distinctive Zsolnay tiling.
Most of the stalls on the ground floor offer popular souvenirs
such as paprika, tokaji, and caviar. In the 1st floor you can
find typical tourist articles, such as pictures, dolls,
glasses, tablecloths, chess boards and clothes made in
Hungarian style. The market is closed on Sunday, opens at 6am
on other days, and closes at 5pm Monday, 6pm Tue-Fri and 2pm
Saturday. |
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Liberty Statue (Szabadság-szobor) |
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 The
Liberty Statue in Budapest, Hungary, was first erected in 1947
in remembrance of the Soviet liberation of Hungary from Nazi
forces during World War II. Its location upon Gellért Hill
makes it a prominent feature of Budapest's cityscape. The 14
meter tall bronze statue stands atop a 26 meter pedestal and
holds a palm leaf. Several smaller statues are also present
around the base, but the original monument consisted of
several more originally that have since been removed from the
site and relocated to Statue Park. The monument was originally
designed by Zsigmond Kisfaludi Stróbl. |
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Citadella |
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 Citadella
is a kind of fortress. The fortress was built in 1851 by
Julius Jacob von Haynau, after the Hungarian Revolution of
1848. It occupies almost the entire 235 meters high plateau.
The fortress is a U-shaped structure built about a central
courtyard, being 220 meter long, 60 meters wide, and 4 meters
tall. It had a complement of sixty cannon. |
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Margaret Island (Margitsziget) |
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 Margaret
Island is a 2.5 km (1.4 miles) long island, 500 meters (550
yards) wide, (0.965 km² (225 acres) in area) in the middle of
the Danube in central Budapest, Hungary. The island is mostly
covered by landscape parks, and is a popular recreational area.
Its medieval ruins are reminders of its importance in the
Middle Ages as a religious center. The island spans the area
between the Margaret Bridge (south) and the Árpád Bridge (north).
Today's appearance was developed through the connection of
three separate islands, the Festő, the Fürdő and the Nyulak,
during the end of the 19th century, to control the flow of the
Danube. Originally, the island was 102.5 meters above sea
level, but now has been built up to 104.85 meters above sea
level to control flooding. |
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Budapest Zoo (Fővárosi Állatkert) |
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 Budapest
Zoo & Botanical Garden is the oldest zoo park in Hungary and
one of the oldest in the world. It has 733 animal species and
located within the Városliget Park.
The zoo opened its doors on August 9, 1866. The park has 1.5
million visitors every year. The area is a nature reserve, and
has some valuable art nouveau buildings designed by Kornél
Neuschloss and Károly Kós . |
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Heroe's Square (Hősök tere) |
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 The
Heroe's Square in Budapest City Park on the edge of the most
influential, narrow sense indicated in the Millennium Monument.
The Heroe's Square in front of the landscape along the World
Heritage Andrassy Avenue. In the middle, the bar at the top of
the Archangel Gabriel, the pedestal are Árpád. The colonnade
surrounding them and of Hungarian rulers, featuring sculpture
finished by 1911. |
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Museum of Fine Arts (Szépművészeti
Múzeum) |
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 The
Museum of Fine Arts is a museum in Heroes' Square. It was
built by the plans of Albert Schickedanz and Fülöp Herzog in
an eclectic-neoclassical style, between 1900 and 1906. The
museum's collection is made up of international art (other
than Hungarian), including all periods of European art, and
comprises more than 100,000 pieces. The collection is made up
of various older additions such as those from Buda Castle, the
Esterházy and Zichy estates, as well as donations from
individual collectors. The Museum's collection is made up of
six departments: Egyptian, Antique, Old sculpture gallery, Old
painter gallery, Modern collection, Graphics collection. |
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City Park (Városliget) |
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 The
City Park, Budapest's second largest public park. 100 acres
located in the Heroe's Square, the castle of Vajdahunyad
Castle, the artificial lake, the Ice Rink, the Metropolitan
Zoo, Amusement Park, Circus, the Széchenyi Spa, the Museum of
Fine Arts and the Art Gallery. The capital is a popular
resting place and cultural center since 1896. |
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Vajdahunyad Castle (Vajdahunyad-vára) |
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 Vajdahunyad
Castle is a castle in City Park, that was built between 1896
and 1908, designed by Ignác Alpár. It is a copy in part of a
castle in Transylvania, that is also called Vajdahunyad,
though it is also a display of different architectural styles:
Romanic, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque. Originally it was
made from cardboard and wood for the millennial exhibition in
1896 but it became so popular that it was rebuilt from stone
and brick. Today it houses the Agricultural Museum. |
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Széchenyi Medicinal Bath (Széchenyi
gyógyfürdő) |
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 The
Széchenyi Medicinal Bath in Budapest is the largest medicinal
bath in Europe. Its water is supplied by two thermal springs,
their temperature is 74°C/165°F and 77°C/171°F, respectively.
The bath can be found in the City Park, and was built in 1913
in Neo-baroque style to the design of Győző Czigler. At that
time it had private baths, separate men and women steam-bath
sections, and different men / women "public baths". The
complex was expanded in 1927, and it still has 3 outdoor and
15 indoor pools. After its expansion, the thermal artesian
well could not fullfill its purpose, so a new well was
drilled. The second thermal spring was found in 1938. Main
swimming and thermal sections are possible to visit mixed. |
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Margaret Bridge (Margit híd) |
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 Margaret
Bridge to the Buda side of Margit Boulevard and the boulevard
connects the touch of Margaret. The capital's second permanent
hídjaként built between 1872 and 1876 the French engineer
Ernest Gouin's plans. |
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Chain Bridge (Lánchíd) |
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 The
Chain Bridge to Buda and Pest permanent interconnection
between the oldest and most famous bridge over the Danube at
the same time, the Hungarian capital is one of the symbols.
Count István Széchenyi initiated the building. The work began
in 1839, the completed bridge was inaugurated in 1849 after
the defeat of the Hungarian Revolution. The English designer
William Tierney Clark, the construction manager of the
Scottish-born Clark was Adam. |
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Elizabeth Bridge (Erzsébet híd) |
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 Elisabeth
Bridge in Budapest's most famous bridge over the Danube, which
is V districts are connected to the I circumference. Elizabeth
of the original bridge was blown up in World War II. The
second bridge is still visible under the plans of Paul Savoy,
in 1964, was rebuilt. Budapest and the Danube panorama is one
of the visuals. |
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Liberty Bridge (Szabadság híd) |
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 The
Liberty Bridge was built in 1896, the city transferred
átkelőjeként third road bridge. The continuation of the minor
IX. and XI. districts are connected via the Gellért Hill. The
sight of lenyüggöző sétányairól Gellert Hill, where the entire
bridge structure is visible. |
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