New Theatre

Name: New Theatre
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1061 Budapest, Paulay Ede utca 35.

Description

The New Theatre is a splendid 1990 reconstruction of the highly personal original by Béla Latja (1909). On the façade parapet, nine gilded ceramic angels carry tablets spelling out the name of the theatre.… Read the rest here →

Saint Stephen’s Basilica

Name: Basilica of Saint Étienne
Category: Religious buildings
Location: 1054 Budapest, Szent István tér.

Description

54 years of design, 96 meters of height, more than a century of history, plenty of tourists from every corner of the world and light coming through the enormous windows, not to mention the high-brow celebrations: this is Saint Stephen’s Basilica (Szent István Bazilika).… Read the rest here →

New York Coffee House

Name: New York Coffee House
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: 1073 Budapest, Erzébet krt 9-11.

Description

The New York palace was built between 1891 and 1895 for an American insurance company. In the early 20C, the café was a favourite meeting point for many journalists, writers and poets, such as those working on the literary review Nyugat (“West”).… Read the rest here →

Museum of Fine Arts

Name: Museum of Fine Arts
Category: Museums and art
Location: 1146 Budapest, Dózsa Gy út 41.
Phone: + 36 1 469-7100
Internet: http://www.szepmuveszeti.hu/main

Description

This Museum is closed for a renovation until spring, 2018.

The Museum of Fine Arts (Szépművészeti Múzeum) has been presenting the world-famous elite of visual arts for years, so one could see the works of, for instance, Lucien Hervé, Fernando Botero and William Kentridge.… Read the rest here →

Belváros

Name: Belváros
Category: Architecture, castles and historic districts
Location: V. Budapest, Pesti Alsó Rakpart

Description

Known as the “City”, Belváros is the historic centre of Pest, along with Lipótváros. It is a lively district with banks, administrative buildings, shops, cafés and restaurants, and a number of popular pedestrianised shopping streets.… Read the rest here →