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Buda Castle (Budavar)   Budapest

Buda Castle (Budavar), Budapest

 329 Reviews  The Buda Castle in Budapest I. one part of town known as the Castle district. Since 1987, the UNESCO World Heritage List under the name Castle Hill is included. With a number of medieval monuments,... 

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Parliament (Orszaghaz)   Budapest

Parliament (Orszaghaz), Budapest

 195 Reviews  The Hungarian Parliament is gothic grandeur in it's extreme. It's clearly built to impress and I would have guessed it to be larger than the Houses of parliament in London - but the guide said it... 

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Fisherman Bastion (Halaszbastya)   Budapest

Fisherman Bastion (Halaszbastya), Budapest

 185 Reviews  The view of Pest that we have from the Bastion is the most beautiful you can imagine. The Parlament along the Danube, the Danube itself and all the buildings giving shape to that big city was an... 

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Szechenyi Bath (Szechenyi furdo)   Budapest

Szechenyi Bath (Szechenyi furdo), Budapest

 63 Reviews  The Szechenyi Baths complex should definitely be on your programme in Budapest, ideally not at a weekend when the place tends to get too crowded. They are open every day. They are easy to find,... 

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St. Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika)   Budapest

St. Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika), Budapest

 157 Reviews  Clearly a visit to Szent István Bazilika (St Stephen's Basilica) is going to be on most people's sight-seeing list when they visit Budapest and I wouldn't try to disuade anyone from going as it is... 

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Bridges of Budapest (hidak)   Budapest

Bridges of Budapest (hidak), Budapest

 219 Reviews  The Elizabeth Bridge Budapest's most famous bridge over the Danube, which is the fifth district connected to the first circumference. It was built between 1898 and 1903. In the meantime, victims of... 

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Heroes' Square (Hosok tere)   Budapest

Heroes' Square (Hosok tere), Budapest

 144 Reviews  At the end of the long and leafy Andrassy Utca lies the suitably grand Heroes' Square. Here the city commemorates the leaders of the seven tribes who founded Budapest with seven statues of each. The... 

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Museums of Budapest   Budapest

Museums of Budapest, Budapest

 146 Reviews  It doesn't sound fascinating does it - the Museum of Ethnography? You'd be suprised though. It's actually quite an interesting place showcasing traditional ways of living in the Hungarian part of the... 

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Monuments in Budapest   Budapest

Monuments in Budapest, Budapest

 124 Reviews  This monument as short walk from the Parliament building shows the reform communist Prime Minister of the 1956 uprising against Soviet domination, Imre Nagy. He stands on a footbridge facing the... 

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Mathias Church (Mátyás-templom)   Budapest

Mathias Church (Mátyás-templom), Budapest

 123 Reviews  The most important and the most cherished church in Budapest is the Matthias Church on Szentharomsag ter. A church has stood on this site ever since the beginning of 13th century, and it has been... 

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Gellert Hill (Gellert-hegy) - Citadella   Budapest

Gellert Hill (Gellert-hegy) - Citadella, Budapest

 111 Reviews  Gellert Hill can be seen from all over the city, and offers the best views in the city, and easily some views you'll see anywhere in the world. Although you get great views through the trees and from... 

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Thermal baths of Budapest   Budapest

Thermal baths of Budapest, Budapest

 36 Reviews  You have to go to one of the Turkish or thermal baths. There are many thermal baths in Budapest and there are even more outside of Budapest. The best ones are: Kiraly Furdo Rudas Furdo Gellert... 

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Market Hall (Grand Market Hall - Nagyvasarcsarnok)   Budapest

Market Hall (Grand Market Hall - Nagyvasarcsarnok), Budapest

 53 Reviews  The Great Market Hall in Budapest is the largest indoor market in the city and an architectural monument in itself. The market is closed on Sundays but other days it opens early (sometimes as early as... 

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Cruise on the Danube   Budapest

Cruise on the Danube, Budapest

 52 Reviews  Purchase a ticket that includes the bus tours and the boat tour. This is a good way of getting an overview of Budapest. If you plan it well you can get a good insight into the place in just a day.... 

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Architecture   Budapest

Architecture, Budapest

 143 Reviews  The National Archives in Buda's Old Town at the end of Fortuna Utca looks both forbidding and slightly fairy-tale to me. There doesn't appear to be public access to the building and I know nothing... 

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House of Terror Museum - Terror Haza Muzeum   Budapest

House of Terror Museum - Terror Haza Muzeum, Budapest

 31 Reviews  This building on Andrassy Avenue at number 60 was the headquarters of the secret police first under the Fascist Arrow Cross regime (who called it the "House of Loyalty") and then the communist regime.... 

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Synagogue - Dohány Street (Central) Synagogue   Budapest

Synagogue - Dohány Street (Central) Synagogue, Budapest

 71 Reviews   Budapests Synagogue is one of the most amazing once in the world and the largest in Europe. It was built in Romantic style and inaugurated in 1859 according to plans of Ludwig Foerster, in the days... 

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Gellert Baths (Gellert Furdo)   Budapest

Gellert Baths (Gellert Furdo), Budapest

 64 Reviews  I'll admit I wasn't really sold on the idea of going to the thermal baths in Budapest, having been to boring old Canadian hot springs before (Banff, can you hear me?). However, I'd spent the previous... 

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Labyrinth (Labirintus)   Budapest

Labyrinth (Labirintus), Budapest

 30 Reviews  According to their website, the labyrinth has been closed illegally by the Hungarian government. This is terrible! This place looked really amazing with so much to see and do in one place. "On 29... 

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Vajdahunyad Castle (Vajdahunyad-vár)   Budapest

Vajdahunyad Castle (Vajdahunyad-vár), Budapest

 67 Reviews  The vajdahunyad Castle is a castle in City Park, Budapest, Hungary, that was built between 1896 and 1908, designed by Ignác Alpár. It is a copy in part of a castle in Transylvania, Romania, that is... 

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Opera (Hungarian State Opera House - Magyar Állami Operaház)   Budapest

Opera (Hungarian State Opera House - Magyar Állami Operaház), Budapest

 61 Reviews  My mother and I decided to go to the Opera, I thought it would be ok as I was convinced that I knew the story of Macbeth. We decided to walk to the Opera house from our Hotel, which in hindsight was... 

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City Park (Varosliget)   Budapest

City Park (Varosliget), Budapest

 60 Reviews  Behind the monument of the Heros' Square one of the largest green areas of Budapest can be found. It’s worth mentioning not just becuse of its hundred years old oak trees and relaxing pathways but... 

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Margharet Island (Margit-sziget)   Budapest

Margharet Island (Margit-sziget), Budapest

 63 Reviews  Marghit island is a beautiful spot on Danube. It is easily accessible from two bridges (Marghit Hid and Arpad Hid) which connect it to the mainland. There are 2 hotels in this island which are very... 

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Funicular (Siklo)   Budapest

Funicular (Siklo), Budapest

 44 Reviews  The Sikló is the funicular railway which runs between Clark Adam Tér and the Castle Hill (arriving next to the Sándor Palace and Buda Palace). It's certainly a much easier way to get up to the top... 

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Daytrips outside Budapest: Szentendre   Budapest

Daytrips outside Budapest: Szentendre, Budapest

 19 Reviews  If you are visiting Budapest for more than a weekend escape you may want to escape to Szentendre (St Andrew's) to get a bit of fresh air and see a quaint Hungarian Village. As it is so easy to get to... 

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Budapest Parliament Building

by hopang

Budapest Parliament House (Országház in Hungarian) is located at Kossuth Lajos Square on the bank of River Danube between the Chain Bridge and the Margaret Bridge on the Pest side. It is the largest building in Hungary and is one of the famous landmarks in the city. It is also one of the largest Parliament buildings in Europe! Budapest Parliament Building is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary. The Gothic Revival style building was designed by Imre Steindl and was constructed in the late 19th century with at least 40 kg of gold. It has a symmetrical facade with a dome in the center. The building is approximately 270 meter long, 120 meter wide and slightly less than 100 meter tall, making it one of the tallest buildings in the city along with St. Stephen Basilica. You are able to receive excellent full view of Hungarian Parliament Building from Fisherman's Bastion at Castle Hill...

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Thermal Baths

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There are several baths in the city, but in my opinion, the ones I went to were fabulous. They are called Szechenyi Baths and were in the City Park. They looked like what you always see in pictures: painted in that deep yellow, with old men playing chess in the pool outside. If fact, I think Nat Geo ran a pic oof that very thing in these baths. They don't seperate men and women, like some, so it is good if you are going as a couple. I think i remember for 13 euro each we got admission, a changing room, and a full body massage. If you stay for under a certain amount of time, they will give you a partial refund. The massage is not what you think of in the US; it is very rigorous and they sort of flop you around a lot. There are several pools of different temperatures. You are supposed to go from cold to hot and back again. I tried this after I got brave enough; it made me numb. I was there...

See Elizabeth bridge

by hazem.t.marei

I started by a very old photo of this bridge and tried to have a same position one during my visit; I will attache now myne and will scan the old one laterhere under is a description for the bridge from WIKIPEDIAElisabeth Bridge (Hungarian: Erzsébet híd) is the third newest bridge of Budapest, Hungary, connecting Buda and Pest across the River Danube. The bridge is situated at the narrowest part of the Danube in the Budapest area, spanning only 290 m. It is named after Queen Elisabeth, a popular queen and empress of Austria-Hungary, who was assassinated in 1898. Today, her large bronze statue sits by the bridge's Buda side connection in the middle of a small garden.

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Ethnographic Museum, Budapest

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Ethnographic Museum (Néprajzi Múzeum in Hungarian) is located at Kossuth Square just opposite the Budapest Parliament building. It was founded in the middle of the 19th century. The Museum was designed and constructed by Alajos Hauzmann in the late 19th century. The building was home to the Supremme Court until the end of the Second World War. Ethnogaphic Museum moved to its present building only in 1973. The Museum has collections and exhibitions about the traditional culture of the people of Hungary from the 18th century to the Second World War including the photographs, films and videos, manuscripts, clothes and handicrafts. It contains at least 200,000 artefacts and objects and is considered one of the largest museums in Europe! The building itself is a masterpiece of art. Opening hours are between 10.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. from Tuesday to Sunday. It is closed on Monday. Admission...

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Hilton Castle District, Budapest

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Hotel Hilton Castle District Budapest is a five star tourist class hotel located right in the heart of the Castle Hill District near the popular Fisherman's Bastion and Mathias Church. Parts of the hotel were constructed from the remnants of a 13th century Dominican Gothic style cloister and monastery. The right end of the hotel has beautiful sculpture on its wall as depicted on our photographs on the right. Don't miss this wonderful facade of the structure when you are in the vicinity of the hotel.The hotel itself is a great hotel popular with businessmen and foreign tourists. It has more than 300 well-furnished rooms spread over four levels with more than twenty meeting and conference rooms. The reception and lobby area is reasonably large. The hotel and its surrounding certainly has great views over River Danube and Pest side of the city. You may e-mail to the following address if you...

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Statue of Görgey Artúr, Budapest

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The Statue of General Görgey Artúr (1818 - 1916) is located opposite the Presidential Palace beside the Buda Castle at Castle Hill District on the Buda side of the city of Budapest. General Görgey Artúr was well-known for betraying Hungary by surrendering to the Russians during the War of Independence in the middle of the 19th century. Thus he was branded a traitor by the then Hungarian President Lajos Kossuth. The area surrounding the statue has a breath-taking and commanding view of Buda side of the city.

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Koller Gallery, Budapest

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Koller Gallery is located near Hotel Hilton and Fisherman's Bastion at Castle District on the Buda side of the city. Admission to the gallery is free along with the free walking tour if you are a holder of a Budapest Card. In our opinion this gallery is one of the finest we have seen in Europe even though it is generally quite small in size. Lovely sculptures and objects can be seen both inside and outside the premises as depicted in our photographs on the right.

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Statue of Holy Trinity, Budapest

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Statue of Holy Trinity is located in the middle of Holy Trinity Square (Szentháromság tér in Hungarian) at Castle District in the Buda side of the city. It was designed and constructed by Barbier and Ungleich in Baroque style in the early 18th century. The statue was erected by the residents in honour of Holy Trinity due to the devastating outbreak of plaque epidemics in the 17th century. We have seen one in Vienna which looks quite similar. Unfortunately our photographs on the right look quite dark as the weather was not favourable during our visit to the Castle Hill.

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Mathias Fountain, Buda Castle, Budapest

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Mathias (sometimes spell as Matthias) Fountain (Mátyás-kút in Hungarian) is located at the western end of the Buda Castle at Castle Hill at Buda side of the city. The sculpture and the fountain was designed and sculptured by Alojos Stróbl in the beginning of the 20th century. It represents King Mathias I of Hungary (1443 - 1490) leading several hunters together with several animals such as deers and hounds. It was partly damaged during the Second World War and later reconstructed. Mathias Fountain is certainly one of the most popular tourist attractions at Castle District and is perhaps the most photographed attraction at Castle Hill. Don't miss the Mathias Fountain when you visit Buda Castle!

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Statue of St Stephen, Budapest

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The bronze equestrian statue of St. Stephen (Szent István) on horseback is located beside the Fisherman's Bastion and behind Mathias Church in Castle District at Castle Hill. It is one of the most important landmarks at Castle District. It was designed by Alajos Stróbl and was erected in the early 20th century. St. Stephen was the first king of Hungary. The king is seen wearing the famous Hungarian Holy Crown and has a golden halo. However the pedestal was designed by Frigyes Schulek who also designed the Fisherman's Bastion. The pedestal was surrounded by four lions. Don't miss the Statue of St. Stephen when you visit the Castle Hill on your vacation!

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