| Page Views: 205 Last Visit to Budapest: February, 2007 | Budapest by johnjoe55 - last update: May 17, 2008 |
Budapest the capital of Hungary. In 2007 Budapest had 1,696,128 inhabitants. The two settlements Buda and Pest became a single city on the 17 November 1873, the right-bank (west) Buda and Óbuda (Old Buda) together with Pest on the left (east) bank.
The fist settlement call Aquincum was originally a Celtic settlement and is the direct ancestor of Budapest. When the Romans took over it was made the Roman capital of Lower Pannonia. Magyars arrived in the territory around 900. The Magyar settlement was attacked by the Mongols in 1241-42. The Town was re-established and became one of the global centres of culture in the 15th century. This was followed by 150 years of Ottoman rule. It became the second capital of Austria-Hungary Empire. The city was badly damaged in the 1944 Battle of Budapest and again in the Revolution of 1956.
My wife and I went to Budapest for the weekend and had a wonderful time we found the people the most friendly of all the people that we have met on all our travels. |
| Budapest Castle at night from Clark Adams Square. |
|  | Budapest Castle Buda Castle was once the historical castle of the Hungarian kings. It is built on the southern part of Castle Hill, inside the old Castle District which is famous for its medieval, Baroque and 19th century style houses large buildings. It is linked to Clark Adams Square and the Chain Bridge by the Castle Hill Funicular. |
| | Castle Hill Funicular Looking from Clark Adams Square at Castle Hill Funicular. |
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alancollins Tue Sep 22, 2009 21:41 UTC
I must be due another trip to Budapest. | jumpingnorman Thu Dec 18, 2008 14:39 UTC
Nice restaurant tip at Budapest -- I will have to look this up...thanks for sharing! | nicolaitan Tue May 20, 2008 02:13 UTC
missed the great market hall shopping - the spouse may kill herself. Next time. |
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