Budapest

'Mushroom' building

Gomba épület

'Mushroom' is the name of the building on the centre of the roundabout. Built in 1942. The suburban trains arriving from Fehervari street passing through the statue St. Imre bypass tracks and the Szent Gellért Square loop line turned back. In 1963 the suburban railway lines was transformed into tram lines.

Academy of Drama and Film

Színház- és Filmművészeti Egyetem

This is the central teaching building. Built in 1942-1944 to National Alliance Christian Youth Association headquarter. The college has been here since 1951.

Albertfalva Roman military camp

Albertfalvai római katonai tábor és település

Archeological site. First camps made at reign of emperor Claudius around 30 BC. It was one of the earliest Pannonian limes (border) forts. Rebuilt under Emperor Trajan at the end of his reign. The place is in bad condition, and sometimes under water.

Open now · open 24 hours·Free

Alfréd Hajós sports pool

Nemzeti Sportuszoda

An aquatics complex. Built in 1930 according to plan Alfréd Hajós. as a free-standing, flat-roofed, reinforced concrete building. The open air swimming pool built in seven years later. The hall is include elliptical holders. The corners of the east and west facades of the main part decorated with semicirculared avant-corps. The most part of the facede covered with Clinker bricks and decorated with artificial stone's window sill. North from the buildings are pools with diving tower and grandstand for spectators. Under the grandstand can be found the changing rooms. - Both sides of the main facades located flagpoles with carved sedge leaf. There is an archway front of the west facade. Stairs lead to the grandstands from both end of the foyer. Under the gallery of the north side of the building is a small indoor pool. The European LC Championships 1958, 2006 and 2010 took place here.

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Andrássy Palace

Andrássy-palota

Built in 1878–1880 for Count Gyula Andrássy prime minister. Designer: Stephen Linzbauer. Franz Liszt held a charity concert with the participation of Franz Joseph in 1879 (in the time of construction!). During the Second World War used as a hospital. Since 1966 was a secret weapons factory. Frank Zappa (1991) and Jethro Tull (1994) held a music rehearsal.

Angyalföld Lutheran church

Angyalföldi evangélikus templom

Lutheran Church of the Budapest-Angyalföldi Congregation stay on the Angyalfold Kassák street since 1938. The Second World War brought massive destruction. After the war finished church bell is now the largest Protestant bell on the Pest side. The gray-colored church shows classicist elements. The facade facing toward Kassák street is square-shaped, with little decoration, the entrance is in the middle of it, a small circular window can be seen from both sides of the gate. Above the entrance is a semi-circular window. The facade crowned by a pediment in the middle of it is a circular window and with stone garland decoration.

Worship: Sun 10:00

Angyalföldi Local History Collection

Angyalföldi Helytörténeti Gyűjtemény

The nearly 20,000-piece collection of objects contents mainly furniture, everyday use items, pieces of clothing, home textiles, tools, memorabilia. Archival Material (7,000 items) consists of certificates, passports, official documents, letters, working papers. Data Archives (600 archival units) are historical descriptions, manuscript entries, paper, studies. There are about 13,000 pieces tiny print. Mainly printed invitations, ads, flyers, handouts are there from various institutions of the district. Postcard collection consists of about 4,000 pieces, but among these very few has district relevance. The Photo Gallery contains nearly 22,000 pieces in these B & W and color prints, photocopies, slides, negatives and reproductions from other Photo Archives. Significant the history of technology collection, especially the old radios. The numismatic collection includes about 1,400 pieces of badges, medals. In the 2,300-volume library collected books related to the district, historiography, Budapest's history manuals, bibliographies. Here collecting 14 kinds of newspaper, magazine (district newspapers, utility boards, as well as local history, museology, protected city-related magazines).

Tue-Fri 10:00-18:00, Sat 15:00-19:00, on the 13th day of each month: 10:00-22:00

Angyalföldi St. Ladislaus Parish Church

Angyalföldi Szent László-plébániatemplom

Built in Gothic-style. A Latin cross plan, three-nave church with a semicircular apse. It has a main tower with two smaller ones and also a Hussar tower. The bronze Stations of the Cross images made by a local artist. The pulpit was made of Rușchița marble (Caraș-Severin County, Romania). The three-manual organ made in 1942, by the Rákosfalva's (a district of Budapest/East_Pest) Rieger company. The jewel of interior is three triptych, which were made between 1939-1942, C. Paul Molnar works. The main altar paintings depicting scenes from the life of Saint Ladislaus.

Masses Mon-Wed 07:30, Wed-Sat 18:00, Sun 07:30, 09:00, 10:30 and 18:00

Apathy Rock

Apáthy-szikla

This is a dolomite rock. The boundaries of the Nagybányai road, Madár street, Páfrányliget street and Görgényi road. Since 1977 nature reserve, almost 6 ha.

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Aquincum Civil Town Amphitheatre

Aquincumi polgárvárosi amfiteátrum

The amphitheater was located outside the city walls, from the north of it. This is built around 150 CE, and in the third century it was renovated several times. Nearly circular floor plan, axis based sizes: 86.5 m×75.5 m. It can be classified as earth amphitheater. The arena itself was surrounded by 3 m high stage wall.

Free to visit (from outside)

Aquincum Military Amphitheatre

Aquincumi katonai amfiteátrum

The military amphitheater located south of former Roman military camp. Around 145 the training ground, rebuilt in stone amphitheater during the reign of emperor Antoninus Pius. The construction work was performed by the Legio II Adiutrix technical corps. The longitudinal axis 131.8 m, cross axis 108.4 m of the outer walls of the stand. The arena size of 89.6 m×66.1 m. Molded walls of its cabinets were built by fishbone vaults. The walls were huge stone pillar supported.

Aquincum Museum and Archaeological Park

Aquincumi Múzeum és Régészeti Park

The remains of Aquincum the former capitol of Pannonia Inferior, built by the Romans. Exhibitions, archaeological park and Painter's House. Guiding available only if booked in advance (English, German, French, Hungarian).

Exhibitions: Apr–Oct: Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00, Nov–Mar: Tue–Sun 10:00–16:00. Archaeological Park: Apr–Oct: Tue–Sun 09:00–18:00, Nov–Mar: Tue–Sun only when the weather is dry and surfaces are not slippery·Apr–Oct: adult: HUF 1600; senior, student: HUF 800. Nov–Mar: adult: HUF 1000; senior, student: HUF 500

Art Colony in Budapest

Százados úti művésztelep

This is Budapest's first artist colony, Europe's oldest continuous art colony. Fifteen ground-level house built with twenty art galleries at the edge of time in Budapest. Cemetery, railway and military barracks were separated from the city.

Attila József's birthplace

József Attila szülőháza

Attila József (Hungarian: [ˈɒtːilɒ ˈjoːʒɛf]; 11 April 1905 – 3 December 1937) was the best known of the modern Hungarian poets internationally. A couple of his poems in English. The building now is a listed place. An U-shaped, one-story building

Only from outside

Bajor Gizi Actors’ Museum

Bajor Gizi Színészmúzeum

The museum covers decisive participants and events of almost 200 years of Hungarian theatre, from the strolling players of the 1820s up to the present moment. Placed in a neo-baroque, early 20th century villa and its compelling garden and park.

Wed-Sun 14:00-18:00

Balogh Adam rock

Balogh Ádám szikla

approx. 1 hectare nature reserve. Triassic dolomite protrusion with thermal water solution. Iron and manganese infiltration. In cavities calcite, barite and iron oxide hydroxide minerals.

Open now · open 24 hours·Free

Batthyany Mausoleum

Batthyány-mauzóleum

Mausoleum of Batthyány family. Built in eclectic style by Schikedanz Albert, between 1872-1873.

Batthyány candle

Batthyány-örökmécses

A historical monument. At this point on 6 October 1849, Count Lajos Batthyány was executed. He was the first prime minister of Hungary (between 1807 and 1849).

Bencur House

Bencur Ház

Built in the 1880s. This is a three-storey mansion. Here is now on the 2nd and 3rd floor the Post Museum.

Benedek Virág House

Virág Benedek Ház

Exhibition place. One-storey Classicist residential house, built in 1811 according to plans of József Eckermann.

Wed–Fri 12:00–18:00, Sat Sun 10:00–18:00

Bible Museum

Ráday Gyűjtemény - Biblia Múzeum

Three thousand years ago the world of the Bible. Since 2013 it has been closed for renovation.

Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00

Big Rondella

Nagy rondella

It's a circular bastion on the southern slope of the Castle Hill. It was restored in the 1950s by excavating, conserving and partially supplementing its medieval walls. The Rondella was the southernmost tip of the outer belt of the medieval castle and one of the largest fortifications, its internal diameter is larger than 33 m.

Free to visit

Black pine

Feketefenyő, Lat.:Pinus nigra,

Protected natural monument. The height of it is over 20 m and its age is estimated to be at least 70 years.

Botanic Garden

Füvészkert, Budapesti Botanikuskert Természetvédelmi terület

Botanic Garden of the Eötvös Loránd University. Main attractions: the country's first Victoria's house with a large pool tropical include the extraordinarily beautiful giant Amazon and Paraguay lilies. Also important sights are the fern pine trees which planted in the mid-19th century, and the orchids, ferns and cactus collections. A couple monuments also visible here.

Apr 1 to Oct 31: daily 09:00-17:00·Ft850 (2014)

Bringo Castle

Bringóhintó, Bringóvár

Built in 1991. A storage for rentable 'bringo' chariots, bicycles, electric toys, roller skates. Also there is a panorama snack bar, ice cream parlor, gift shop and information unit. Electric car and electric scooter renting also possible at Centennial Memorial or Thermal Hotel.

08:00-sunset·Rentals See in above the special transport chapter

Buda Castle Tunnel

Budai Váralagút

350 m meter long tunnel connecting Clark Ádám tér and Krisztinaváros. It was built between 1853–1857. The entrance was built in late Classicist style.

Budapest Business School (BGF), College Commerce, Catering Tourism

CCCT, Budapest Gazdasági Főiskola (BGF) Kereskedelmi, Vendéglátóipari és Idegenforgalmi Kar

Two statues located in front of the building. A Hermes statue with approx. 200 cm rectangular stone pedestal. The Hermes statue stay on a sphere top of an Ionic pillar. Hermes left hand holds a purse, on Legs are little wings.(Dealers patron). The other statue is a bronze, 2-m-high winged female figure with a torch.

Budapest Gallery

Medieval Market, Budapest Galéria, Középkori piactér

The market emerged in the XII–XIII. century, the Danubian harbor and anchorage with Esztergom highway connecting streets. The line of houses on the south side led to the Clarissans convent. Lajos utca 158 was one of the buildings of the former marketplace, at the beginning of the 18th century it was a beer house. In the 1790s, it was converted into an apartment house. In 19th century, it was extended with additional extensions. At this time, the restoration of the building preserved the most important medieval details. The house is now a contemporary art gallery.

Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00·Adult: HUF 800; senior, student: HUF 400

Budapest Stock Exchange

Budapesti Értéktőzsde (BÉT)

Re-opened in 1990. The key institution of Hungarian financial markets and the official trading venue for publicly offered securities.

Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00

Béla Bartók Memorial House

Bartók Béla Emlékház

The final home of one of the greatest Hungarian composers. Located at a very beautiful place and has a big garden. - Bartók's sheet music, books, CDs, DVDs, postcards are available in the Museum Music Shop. Evening concerts: at 18:00. extraphone=+36 1 394-2100

Tue-Sat 10:00-17:00·Adult €4, student €2