Budapest
Budapest
+ Buda
Sights
* Bécsi Kapu (Vienna Gate)
* Budai Labirintus (Castle Labyrinth)
* Budapesti Történeti Mùzeum (Budapest History Museum)
* Citadella (Citadel)
* Erzsébet Királyné Szobor (Statue of Queen Elizabeth)
* Gellért Emlékmű (Gellért Monument)
* Hilton Hotel
* Hotel Gellért és Gellért Gyógyfürdő (Gellért Hotel and Gellért Thermal Baths)
* Kereskedelmi és Vendéglátóipari Mùzeum (Museum of Commerce and Catering)
* Király Gyógyfürdő (Király Thermal Baths)
* Kortárs Művészeti Mùzeum (Contemporary Art Museum - Ludwig Collection)
* Magyar Nemzeti Galéria (hungarian National Gallery)
* Mária Magdolna-Torony (Mary Magdalene Tower)
* Mátyás-Kùt (Matthias Well)
* Öntödei Mùzeum (Foundry Museum)
* Országház Utca 18, 20, 22
* Országos Széchenyi Könyvtár (National Széchenyi Library)
* Régi Budai Városháza (Old Town Hall)
* Savoyai Jenő Szobor (Statue of Eugene of Savoy)
* Sikló (Funicular)
* Szabadság Híd (Freedom Bridge)
* Szabadság Szobor (Liberation Monument)
* Szarvas-Ház (Deer House)
* Széchenyi lánchíd (Széchenyi Chain Bridge)
* Szentháromság Szobor (Holy Trinity Column)
* Úri Utca 31 (Gentlemanly Street 31)
* Várszínház (Castle Theatre)
Pest
+ Pest
Excursions
+ Excursions
Walk/Drive
Food&Drink
In The Know
Did You Know?
( Highly Recommended )
This grim, formidable stronghold on top of Gellért-hegy (Gellért Hill) was built after the Revolution of 1848-9, its principal miltary purpose to control Castle Hill. Parts of it were symbolically demolished in 1894. In the past it had several functions, as a prison camp, temporary accommodation for the homeless, the site of an anti-aircraft battery, and latterly a tourist attraction. Since it's a unique viewing point to look down on the city (telescope hire available), it is worth the walk. The 14m-tall statue of a woman holding a palm leaf is the Statue of Liberty and commemorates liberation from Fascist occupation.
Address: Budapest 1 and XI
Open: Open access
Restaurant: Citadel (Moderately priced)
Bus: Bus: 27; tram: 18, 19, 47, 49
Accessible: None
Practical: A magnificent fireworks display takes place on Géllert Hill on 20 Aug
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