Hungary

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.