Sehenswürdigkeiten in Ungarn

Soviet soldiers memorial

Tamás Cseh

Tamás Cseh (22 January 1943 in Budapest – 7 August 2009 in Budapest) was a Hungarian composer, singer and actor. He won the Kossuth Prize and also the Liszt Ferenc prize.From 1967 to 1974 he taught art at a primary school in Budapest.

Little Princess

The original 50 cm statuette of the Little Princess (Kiskirálylány) Statue sitting on the railings of the Danube promenade in Budapest, Hungary was created by László Marton (1925–2008) Munkácsy- and Kossuth Prize-winning sculptor in 1972.The artist was inspired by his eldest daughter born fro…

Gyula Andrássy

Count Gyula Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (8 March 1823 – 18 February 1890) was a Hungarian statesman, who served as Prime Minister of Hungary (1867–1871) and subsequently as Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (1871–1879).

Church of Krisztinaváros

The Our Lady of the Snows Parish Church formerly called as the Blood Chapel, also called Krisztina Church (Hungarian: krisztinavárosi Havas Boldogasszony-plébániatemplom), is a Catholic Church located in the Krisztina Square, Krisztinaváros, Várkerület District (Buda Castle District), Budapest…

Erdélyi Bastion

Erdélyi Bastion is a bastion at Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary. It is sometimes called in English the Transylvanian bastion.It is the strongest part of the fortification South from Vienna Gate. Its floor plan is multi cornered; it looks like an Old Italian fortification.

Attila József

Attila József (Hungarian: [ˈɒtillɒ ˈjoːʒɛf]; 11 April 1905 – 3 December 1937) is one of the most famous Hungarian poets of the 20th century.

Hospital in the Rock

The Hospital in the Rock Nuclear Bunker Museum (Hungarian: Sziklakórház Atombunker Múzeum) is the name given to a hospital created in the caverns under Buda Castle in Budapest in the 1930s, in preparation for the Second World War.Dr.

Memorial tablet of William Tierney Clark

William Tierney Clark FRS FRAS (23 August 1783 – 22 September 1852) was an English civil engineer particularly associated with the design and construction of bridges.

Matthias Church

The Church of the Assumption of the Buda Castle (Hungarian: Nagyboldogasszony-templom), more commonly known as the Matthias Church (Hungarian: Mátyás-templom), more rarely the Coronation Church of Buda, is a Roman Catholic church located in the Holy Trinity Square, Budapest, Hungary, in front of t…

Hungarian Academy of Sciences

The Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Hungarian: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia (MTA)) is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest, between Széchenyi rakpart and Akadémia utca.

Budapest Castle Hill Funicular

The Budapest Castle Hill Funicular or Budavári Sikló 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.

Sándor Palace

The Sándor Palace (Hungarian: Sándor-palota) is a palace in Budapest, Hungary. Located beside the Buda Castle complex in the ancient Castle District, it has served as the official residence and workspace of the President of Hungary since 2003.Sándor Palace is the 37th largest palace in present-da…

Court Theatre of Buda

Carmelite Church of Buda (natively: Karmelita kolostor) is the current seat of the Prime Minister of Hungary. The monastery was built in 1736 by the Carmelite order on the former site of a mosque that was destroyed in 1686 during the siege that liberated Buda from Ottoman occupation.

Sándor Hollán, Sr.

Sándor József Hollán the Elder (15 March 1846 – 22 April 1919) was a Hungarian politician and state secretary.Hollán was born in Kiscell (now: Celldömölk) to Adolf Hollán, a Hungarian physician and Jozefa Pingitzer.

Zero Kilometre Stone

The Zero Kilometre Stone is a 3 m high limestone sculpture in Budapest, forming a zero sign, with an inscription on its pedestal reading "KM" for kilometres. This stone marks the reference point from which all road distances to Budapest are measured in the country.

Siege of Budapest

The Siege of Budapest or Battle of Budapest (Hungarian: Budapest ostroma) was the 50-day-long encirclement by Soviet and Romanian forces of the Hungarian capital of Budapest, near the end of World War II.

Andrássy út

Andrássy Avenue (Hungarian: Andrássy út) is a boulevard in Budapest, Hungary, dating back to 1872. It links Erzsébet Square with the Városliget.

Museum of Applied Arts

The Museum of Applied Arts (Hungarian: Iparművészeti Múzeum) is a museum in Budapest, Hungary. It is the third-oldest applied arts museum in the world.The museum was built between 1893 and 1896 and was designed by Ödön Lechner in the Hungarian Secession style.

Hungarian University of Fine Arts

The Hungarian University of Fine Arts (Hungarian: Magyar Képzőművészeti Egyetem, MKE) is the central Hungarian art school in Budapest, Andrássy Avenue.

Molnár János Cave

The Molnár János Cave is a thermokarstic water-filled cave system. It is located in the Rózsadomb district of Budapest in Hungary.The deepest sections reach 100 metres (330 ft), while the total length of explored sections is currently 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi).

Tomb of Gül Baba

Gül Baba's tomb (türbe) in Budapest, Hungary, is the northernmost Islamic pilgrimage site in the world. The mausoleum is located in the district of Rózsadomb on Mecset (mosque) Street, a short but steep walk from Margaret Bridge.Gül Baba was a member of the Bektás Dervish Order, who died in Ott…

Comedy Theatre of Budapest

The Comedy Theatre of Budapest (Hungarian: Vígszínház) is a theatre in Budapest. Starting in the turn of the 19th and 20th century as an opposition to the conservative National Theatre, it became a pioneer institution of Hungarian drama, and one of the oldest theatres of the city still in operati…

Buda Castle

Buda Castle (Hungarian: Budavári Palota, German: Burgpalast) is the historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest. It was first completed in 1265, but the massive Baroque palace today occupying most of the site was built between 1749 and 1769.

Szilágyi Dezső tér Reformed Church

Szilágyi Dezső Square Reformed Church is a Protestant church in Budapest. It was built by Samu Pecz from 1894 to 1896.Media related to Szilágyi Dezső tér Reformed Church at Wikimedia Commons

Buda Castle Quarter

The Castle Quarter (Hungarian: Várnegyed) refers to the part of Budapest located within the defensive walls of the Buda Castle complex, corresponding with the medieval royal city of Buda.

Széchenyi Chain Bridge

The Széchenyi Chain Bridge (Hungarian: Széchenyi lánchíd [ˈseːt͡ʃeːɲi ˈlaːnt͡shiːd]) is a chain bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary.

István Széchenyi

Count István Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék (Széchenyi István, sárvár-felsővidéki gróf Széchenyi István Hungarian: [ˈʃɑ̈ˑrvɑ̈ˑrˌfelʃøˑvidɛːki ˌɡroːf ˈse̝ːt͡ʃe̝ːɲi ˌiʃtvɑ̈ːn], archaically English: Stephen Széchenyi; 21 September 1791 – 8 April 1860) was…

Coat of arms of Baron George Sina

Georgios Sinas (Greek: Γεώργιος Σίνας, German: Georg Sina; 20 November 1783 – 18 May 1856) was a Greek-Austrian entrepreneur and banker. He became a national benefactor of Greece and was the father of another Greek national benefactor, Simon Sinas.