Useful Budapest travel resources
Name: Kodály körönd
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1062 Budapest, Kodály körönd
An elegant square with four symmetrical buildings in a circle arch. Four impressive statues of people depicted in the struggle against the Turks decorate the lawns.… Read the rest here →
Name: Marguerite Bridge
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1033 Budapest, Margit híd
It was built from 1872 to 1876 by a French company using the plans by Ernest Gouin. It is made up by two arms joined together at the height of Marguerite Isle at an angle of 150°.… Read the rest here →
Name: Eastern Railway Station
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1087 Budapest, Kerepesi út 2-6.
The largest station in the capital (international traffic) has a façade in the eclectic style. There you can see the statues of James Watt, inventor of the steam engine and George Stephenson, inventor of the steam locomotive.… Read the rest here →
Name: Far East Museum
Category: Museums and art
Location: 1062 Budapest, Andrássy út 103.
Internet: http://www.hoppmuzeum.hu
Ferenc Hopp (1833-1919), an optician and great traveller within his state, donated to the state the objects brought back from many trips to Asia.… Read the rest here →
Name: Art Gallery
Category: Museums and art
Location: 1146 Budapest, Dózsa György út 37.
The Art Gallery of is a building with the look of a Greek temple. Look out for the mosaics on the façade. It is reserved for temporary exhibitions, mainly for contemporary art.… Read the rest here →