Former Synagogue of Óbuda

Name: Former Synagogue of Óbuda
Category: Religious buildings
Location: 1036 Budapest, Lajos utca 163.

Description

This building is characterised by a Neo-classical doorway with six columns and it is located away from the street (Lajos Street), close to the Aquincum hotel and a block of high-rise type flats.… Read the rest here →

Parish church of Óbuda

Name: Parish church of Óbuda
Category: Religious buildings
Location: 1036 Budapest, Lajos utca 168.

Description

In the Baroque style, the Parish Church of Óbuda was built for the Zichy family in the 18th Century. On the façade, two niches hold the statues of Saint Sébastien and Saint Roch.… Read the rest here →

Művész Cake Shop and Tea Room

Name: Művész Cake Shop and Tea Room
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1061 Budapest, Andrássy út 29.

Description

You will notice that this establishment has conserved its charm from the 1900s. A good address for tasting a nice gateau and a good cup of coffee!… Read the rest here →

Gaiety Theatre

Name: Gaiety Theatre
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1065 Budapest, Szent István körút 14 14.

Description

The Gaiety theatre is a neo-baroque building at the front of which you cannot fail to notice two busts: on the left, that of Miklós Zrínyi (1620-1664), a poet of croation origin and fierce partisan for the expulsion of the Turks, and on the right,that of Sándor Petőfi.… Read the rest here →

Marguerite Bridge

Name: Marguerite Bridge
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1033 Budapest, Margit híd

Description

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 →