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Vajdanhunyad Castle - Budapest

Vajdanhunyad Castle

Vajdahunyad Castle

The castle was first built in wood for the Millenary Celebration in 1894, but was such a popular success that it was later constructed in the durable stone and bricks.
The whole complex, made up of authentic copies of historic monuments in Hungary, has become a symbol of the City Park.
Today the building houses the Agricultural Museum and the Botanical Collection of the Museum of Natural Science.

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Franz Liszt Music Academy - Budapest

Franz Liszt Music Academy

Franz Liszt Music Academy

Franz Liszt Music Academy, situated in the ononymous street, is considered one of the best in the Central Europe. The front facade of the building, built in neo-classical style, is beautifuly decorated and with a huge statue to the composer right above the main entrance.

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The Museum of Fine Arts - Budapest

The Museum of Fine Arts

The Museum of Fine Arts

The Museum of Fine Arts, which stands on the left-hand side of Hosok tere, was opened in 1906. It was designed in neo-Classical style as a copy of the Parthenon of Athens.
The current display contains a permanent show of Egyptian, Greek and Roman art, as well as Italian, French and Flemish paintings.

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The Exibition Hall - Budapest

The Exibition Hall

The Exibition Hall

On the right-hand side of Hosok tere stands this alaborately decorated plain brick building. The Exibition Hall shows domestic and fpreign work in every season. This is the largest venue in the capital for temporary exibitions.

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The City Park and the Millenary Monument - Budapest

The City Park and the Millenary Monument

The City Park

Besides the Millenary Monument there are other attractions in the City Park, such as; the Zoo and Botanical Garden, the Amusement Park, the Transport Museum and the famous Szechenyi Medicinal Baths.
A whole network of shady paths interweave the Southern section of the Park. This part may also be considered an arboretum, because of its valuable collection of trees and plants.

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The colonnades of the Millenary Monument - Budapest

The colonnades of the Millenary Monument

The City Park

The semicircular colonnades contains the statues of 7 sovereigns on each side with bronze reliefs below them, showing scenes from their lives.
To make access to the Park easier, a 3,6km underground line between the Inner City (starting from Vorosmarty ter) and the City Park was opened on May 2, 1896. It was the first underground railway on continental Europe.

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The Millenary Monument - Budapest

The Millenary Monument

The City Park

At the pedestal of the column, the equestrian group of the seven chiefs of the Hungarian tribes who conquered the country with Prince Arpad place in the middle, is the work of Gyorgy Zala.

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The Millenary Monument - Budapest

The Millenary Monument

The City Park

The Millenary Monument is an enormous parade ground called Hosok tere (Heroe's Square). In its center stads an 85 m semicircular open colonade divided into two parts. This was built for the thousandth anniversary of Hungary's existence.
At its center is a 36 m column with a winged Archangel Gabriel on the top, holding the Cross of Lorraine in one hand and the crown of Hungary in the other.

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Vigado - Budapest

Vigado

The Vigado of Pest

The Vigado of Pest (Concert Hall) was built between 1859 and 1864 on the site of the old concert hall, and the architect was Frigyes Feszl. Richly proportioned and symmetric, its facade overlooks the Dunakorzo (the Danube promenade) and is an excellent example of the Hungarian Romantic style.

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Academy of Sciences - Budapest

Academy of Sciences

Academy of Sciences

The Hungarian Academy of Sciences on the large oval Roosevelt square. It was built in 1862-1865 to M. Ybl's neo-Renaissance plans, then the fashionable style.
In front of the building and in the square park there are numerous statuetes of famous Hungarians.

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