The old National Theatre on Blaha Lujza square was demolished in 1965. It was said to be blown up due to the construction works of the underground line No. 2, but this is a hardly defendable argument… This “statue” in the park of the new National Theatre is a memorial for the old building. The […]

The Maria Immaculata Statue was made by Antal Horger and was erected, according to a pledge after the black death epidemic of 1724, by the residents of Buda. Originally it was on the square which is now Batthyany ter and was moved to Irma ter in 1834, which became Maria ter after the statue. Maria […]

All over Budapest you will see a lot of great buildings with beautiful architecture, although they will mostly not be mentioned in any guidebook at all. Just click on a picture and see the great details of this lovely building with nice mosaiques on the facade, not far from the big synagoge (Dohány utcai Zsinagóga). […]

This is actually not off the beaten path, it’s actually on one of the main landmarks, the Chain Bridge. On both ends of the bridge, there are two lions “in guard”, and there is a legend about them not having tongue. Sorry to say that, but I just got to know, that they do have […]

The original iron stump was a way for apprentices to leave behind a mark about the time they spent around or to express their feelings in a escret way. They just hammered a nail into it to leave their “message”. This iron stump is a copy of the original one, which was made in the […]

House of Photography (Magyar Fotográfusok Háza) is an interesting building not very far from the Opera. Emanuel Mai (1855-1917) was K&K Hoffotograph (the official photographer at the royal court). In 1878 he opened his first shop for photography and soon became a famous and well-payed Photo-artist and Hungary’s best childen-photographer. In 1894 he built the […]

During the Hungarian uprising against the communist authorities in 1956, the communist arms were removed from the center of their flag, leaving a hole. This flag is flying in front of the Hungarian parliament. A holey flag is still used as a political statement.

The hill is crowned with the Liberty Statue is a recognition to the period after Word War 2 . All the paths lead to the Statue which is flanked by two warriors from the same period. The three figures stand out well against a clear blue sky. At the time of this visit there were […]

This huge building is the headquarter of the Hungarian incumbent telecom operator MATÁV, soon to be renamed as Magyar Telekom. This view is from the Toth Arpad setany in the castle (the side of the castle district facing the Buda Hills). The building was the center of the old Kogepterv. After a partial demolition, the […]

This cross was originally erected by the serbian greek orthodox congregation of the Taban area (the area behind the Castle Hill) in 1865. The Taban’s houses were demolished in 1930, until then the sorrounding of the Castle was looking quite rural with small houses and narrow streets. The cross was re-established in the Taban park, […]