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The last coronation - Charles IV became a Hungarian king 105 years ago During the bloodthirsty years of World War I, the difficult fate of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was compounded by another blow at the end of 1916: Emperor and King Franz Joseph I died. After sixty-eight years of rule, he passed away on 21 November 1916. He was succeeded by his grandnephew, Archduke Charles of Habsburg-Lorraine, who had been crowned king on 30 December 1916, 105 years ago.

Who put the country on the train - Budapest owes a lot to Gábor Baross, former Minister of Transport Gábor Baross, who was Minister of Transport for only 6 years, was appointed 135 years ago. He was the one who put the country on the train: by establishing cheap rail travel, it made Budapest accessible to low-income country people, helping the development of the capital a lot.

It was once a famous ice rink in Buda, today it is one of the busiest junctions in the country Ice skating is one of the most popular winter sports done by many in Budapest. Few people know, but one of the busiest junctions in the country, Széll Kálmán Square, was once home to a famous and very popular ice rink in Buda with a huge, richly decorated skating hall. By the end of the 1930s, the square had been completely transformed and today we only have pictures and stories of the former famous skating rink and sports fields in Buda.

They will save the memories of the past: the Jókai Garden and the Steindl Villa will be renovated The construction of the new visitor center may begin soon in the 12th district, in the Költő street Jókai garden. Part of the work is the renovation and extension of the now ruined Villa Steindl and the refurbishment of the historic garden. Natural history exhibitions, employment and lecture halls will be set up in the halls of the villa, and additional reception spaces will be created with the expansion of the building.

Traffic lights have been with us for 95 years - The first traffic light was installed on Blaha Lujza Square Nowadays, we take it for granted that traffic lights are included in the cityscape. They switch automatically, or pedestrians may have to press a button to cross. The predecessor of today's traffic lights were still manually operated, and the first one appeared at the corner of the Outer Ring Road and Rákóczi Road 95 years ago.

The Reformed church on Böszörményi ústreet was renovated and a new tower was built A new tower was erected, the church square was enlarged, classrooms were built, and a modern scout home was created during the reconstruction of the Reformed church on Böszörményi street. The conversion was already very timely in the church, which originally served as a restaurant and was later only partially remodeled.

The Lutheran Great Church in Rákospalota is eighty years old The need to build a large Lutheran church arose in Rákospalota in 1936. The building, designed by György László and Jenő Szalkay, with modern elements, is eighty years old this year.

The first Christmas tree - The custom of decorating pine trees is almost two hundred years old in Budapest It is certain that the Christmas tree appeared in Pest-Buda in the first decades of the 19th century, but it has not yet been possible to find out exactly who decorated the first tree. According to most sources, Countess Teréz Brunszvik played a major role in spreading the custom: on 24 December 1828, the children could have surrounded the Christmas tree in the kindergarten she had founded in Buda, in today's Mikó Street, but it is possible that decorated pine trees appeared earlier in the homes of aristocratic families.

The Money Museum in the former Postal Palace will be completed by March In the middle of March, the Hungarian Money Museum and Visitor Center will open its doors in the former Postal Palace on Széll Kálmán Square. During the interior renovation of the building, designed by Gyula Sándy and erected between 1924 and 1926, the specially developed railings of the staircases and the oak gates decorated with wrought-iron handles were restored, and the paternoster was preserved in working order.

The first gas lamps in Pest were lit 165 years ago At night in Budapest, thousands of gas lamps once provided light, which had to be lit one by one by the lamplighters every night and then extinguished at dawn. The gas lamps lived their heyday in the second half of the 19th century, the first street gas flames in Pest were lit on today's Rákóczi Road 165 years ago.

We have the first visual plans - This will be the Budapest Airport Arena The first visual plans for the Budapest Airport Arena in Pestszetlőrinc are public. During the investment, with the expansion of the old sports hall, a hall with a capacity of 1,000 people will be built, which will also be available to students from the surrounding schools.

The building of the ELTE Trefort Garden Campus is being renovated During the large-scale restoration and remodeling, a hall, lecture halls, new levels and green roofs will be built in the building of the Trefort Garden Campus of ELTE in the 8th district Pushkin street. Loránd Eötvös worked and conducted his experiments in a house designed by Antal Szkalnitzky, one of the most significant architects of the settlement age, where the Institute of Physiology and the Institute of Medical Chemistry operated for sixty years.

Which public area should be named after Mari Törőcsik in Újbuda? Mari Törőcsik lived in Újbuda for many years, where a public space will soon be named after her. Locals can now vote to decide whether the current Etele Square, Independence Park, Etele Park or the area around Bottomless Lake will be named after the legendary actress in the future.

The Chapel of St. Augustine in Újpipótváros was renovated The Chapel of St. Augustine of the Order of Premontre in Újlipótváros was renovated, originally built in 1950 from the former coal cellar of the building at 14 Pozsonyi road. The chapel was blessed at Mass on Sunday by Zoltán Márton Fazakas, abbot of Premontre in Csorna, who spoke of the fact that the chapel was like a catacomb for many decades, where people could only conceal their faith.

Hungary 365 - Photo exhibition opened at the Danube Promenade in Pest An exhibition of the best images of the first two years of the Hungary 365 photo competition was opened at the Danube Promenade in Pest. The outdoor exhibition is open until 9 January.

Residential buildings were also demolished due to the construction of the 45-year-old BAH junction overpass The 660-meter overpass above the BAH junction plays an indispensable role in the traffic of Budapest, as it is actually the gateway to Lake Balaton. The huge bridge was built 45 years ago, and since then tens of millions of people have crossed it to reach Lake Balaton or the Adriatic. However, the construction also came at a price: a total of 73 flats disappeared due to it, and the old customs house was also demolished.

Where the 12-year-old Liszt also played - The Seven Electors' Inn was the centre of social life in Pest The most prestigious balls of Pest in the first decades of the 1800s were held in Downtown, at 9 Váci Street, on the floor of The Seven Electors' Inn (Hét választófejedelem fogadó). Joseph II also stayed at the inn, 12-year-old Ferenc Liszt gave his first concert in Pest here. The audience could also admire the plans of the first permanent bridge between Pest-Buda in the Great Hall of The Seven Electors' Inn. The house was demolished in 1840, and the three-storey classicist residential house of József Hild was built in its place, which houses the Pesti Theatre nowadays.

Disaster tourists in the 19th century - Crowds gathered to the cry of unfortunate construction workers in Ferenciek Square After the unification of the city, construction works in Budapest started at a dizzying pace, huge, multi-storey houses were erected in a few months, but accidents on construction sites were rare. One of these happened during the construction of the Ferenciek Bazaar, when a falling wall buried eight workers. At the wailing of the injured, the people of Pest flooded the area in no time. Our reminiscent article gives an insight into how the authorities dealt with construction accidents in the 19th century.

A public statue was erected to Móric Benyovszky in Józsefváros Móric Benyovszky received a public sculpture in the 8th district in Józsefváros. The Hungarian world traveler was born 280 years ago, died 235 years ago, and the inauguration of his bronze portrait was the closing event of the Benyovszky Memorial Year.

The Home of Hungarian Teachers is still standing today - Teachers living in poor conditions could move into the tower building At the beginning of Orczy Road, close to Nagyvárad Square, stands a house with a tower, reminiscent of a medieval castle, quietly hiding behind the surrounding trees. Few know that this building once served as the home of the poor teaching women in the capital.

The imposing building of the Hungarian House of Music in Városliget has been completed The House of Hungarian Music was built in Városliget. Opening on 22 January with an interactive music history exhibition, the building will have a triple function: hosting concerts, dance halls and community music, providing space for education and music pedagogy, as well as interactive permanent and temporary exhibitions, a sound field and a creative sound space.

Erzsébetváros was the poorest and smallest district but it wanted to take the name of the Queen The 7th District is a relatively young part of the city, it was separated from Terézváros in 1873, because that was found to be too large and too populous. The new district thus created became the smallest part of Budapest, but at that time it did not have its own name. However, the leadership of the district, which began to develop vigorously in the second half of the 19th century, believed that identity requires a name, so in December 1881, they asked the royal couple to let the district take the name of Queen Elizabeth.

A monument is being erected to those deported to forced labor in Sashalom A monument is erected for those deported from Sashalom to forced labor, Malenkij robot, in the 16th district Sashalmi promenade. From here they set out in January 1945 and were deported from the district to the internment camps of the Soviet Union. The first piece of the sculpture group consisting of 5 + 1 stations will be inaugurated on the day of the event.

The most popular buildings in Budapest this year were the Opera House and Vajdahunyad Castle What are the most popular buildings in Budapest? This is already being measured by Google. This year’s series begins with the Opera House and Vajdahunyad Castle.

The renewed Városliget wing of the Museum of Fine Arts opened with a permanent exhibition As a new stop in the comprehensive reconstruction of the museum, a new permanent exhibition unit of the Old Gallery of the Museum of Fine Arts was opened in the renovated part of the Városliget wing of the building, more than one and a half thousand square meters, arranged according to a new concept.

The demolished buildings of Budapest can be seen in motion They come to life in motion. The buildings were destroyed during World War II or demolished after 1945. The old National Theater, the Industrial Hall, the former Elizabeth Bridge and Tabán, among others, come to life in the pictures taken using selected photos from the collection of the Fortepan archives.

New monumental restorations in the Buda Castle - The Habsburg Gate, the Fountain of the Fishing Children and their surroundings have been beautified We can see another part of the surroundings of the Budavár Palace in the same form as it was once created by the great masters of the turn of the century, the architect Alajos Hauszmann, the sculptor Gyula Jungfer, the sculptors Károly Senyei and Gyula Donáth. Yesterday, the Habsburg Gate, its staircase, and the Fountain of the Fishing Children were handed over, after being renovated together with their surroundings. We visited the site, where we could not only see the demanding restoration of these artistic works, but also see a special festive exhibition as well as an intimate Advent fair.

Once again, Advent Basilica was voted the best Christmas market in Europe The Advent Basilica, held in front of St. Stephen's Basilica, was considered the best Christmas market in Europe again this year after 2019. Voters from 163 countries took part in the vote.

The pedestrian promenade on the lower embankment of Pest has been completed Reconstruction work has been completed, so the pedestrian promenade of the sr. József Antall embankment on the section between the Parliament and Margaret Bridge is open. The three-phase modernization of the banks of the Danube in Pest was started by the local council of Budapest in 2017 in order to improve the livability of the embankments.

The first new train of the Millennium Underground was unveiled 50 years ago Today's Millennium Underground vehicles have appeared in Budapest's tram lines 50 years ago. Yes, on the surface, because the first prototypes were tested on tram lines. Why were new vehicles needed 50 years ago and how were they made?

The Ördög-orom and its surroundings: one of the hidden treasures of Buda We headed to one of the most easily accessible heights in Buda: despite its name, Ördög-orom [Devil's Peak] is a nice, excellent excursion place for people used to the city, we don't even have to wear boots. There are plenty of sights and attractions in the area, now we present a small slice of it as a short tour.

The renovation of Bakáts Square can be completed by the beginning of next year The renovation of the main square of Ferencváros, Bakáts tér, was initiated in 2016 by the 9th district government. Plans were made for 2018 and implementation was also prepared, but after the 2019 elections, the program was rethought, so work began only this year. The square was formed in the 19th century in Inner Ferencváros, where plants, benches, a drinking fountain, mill and chess tables are also installed.

The new communal areas of the parish of St. Margaret in Lehel Square were inaugurated The new communal spaces of the Catholic parish of St. Margaret's were inaugurated in Lehel Square, in the 13th district. The communal areas were designed from a former parishioner's apartment in a condominium near a neo-Romanesque church consecrated in 1933.

Endre Ady's downtown home is being renovated - Today the poet's former apartment is a museum The Ady Memorial Museum on Veres Pálné Street is being renovated, where the poet lived between 1917 and 1919 with his wife, Berta Boncza. In the three-room apartment, the spaces will be renovated and a new room will be created for museum pedagogical classes.

The construction of the National Athletics Stadium has reached its spectacular stage - the final form of the arena is already visible The last pre-assembled steel structural element has been placed at the facility preparing for the 2023 World Athletics Championships. The National Athletics Stadium, built in the area between the Rákóczi Bridge and the tip of Csepel Island, gained its final form with a four-and-a-half-month workflow.

The Pünkösdfürdő Park on the Óbuda dam will be completed soon Trees and shrubs are still being planted, but the playground, the campfire sites and the sports fields have already taken their final place in the Pünkösdfürdő park in Óbuda. The new park, now created on a previously grassy, barren dam site, has been divided into sections with different functions. When designing the area, the goal is to preserve the biodiversity of the place and maintain the ecological balance.

The other hotel in Budavár - The former Burg Hotel and what was before it The most significant hotel in Buda Castle is undoubtedly the Hilton. This is explained not only by the world-famous brand, but also by the size and panoramic location of the building. Barely a hundred metres away, however, the small Burg Hotel held the competition with its big rival for two decades. Like Hilton, it is a modern building as well, its predecessors destroyed in World War II. But now the area is once again undergoing a change: a partial demolition permit has been issued for the building, and work has already begun on the interiors.

From today, the Bethlehem manger exhibition can be visited in St. Stephen's Basilica The manger exhibition, which consists of works of art, fine arts and folk art related to the Advent celebration, will be open until 7 January in the Knight's Hall of St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest.

The exhibition of St. Stephen's Hall in Buda Castle was expanded with a masterpiece The bust of our founding king recently arrived at the place of the relic, which had been lent by the former archbishop of Zagreb. The relic that can be seen in the St. Stephen's Hall of the Buda Castle from today is a real masterpiece from the millennium, which was presented to the public for the first time at the 1896 Millennium National Exhibition.

Margit Slachta, the first Hungarian female member of the Parliament, was reburied On 7 December, Margit Slachta, the One of the leading Hungarian female politicians and human rights activist of the 20th century, the first Hungarian female Member of the Parliament.

Erkel Theatre is 110 years old - The largest theatre in the country was originally opened as people's opera The Erkel Theatre was People's Opera, City Theatre, a variety show and the House of Hungarian Culture, later a cinema and then a scene of the Opera House. Its original façade and interiors have been rebuilt over time, and in 110 years, just one thing hasn't changed: it is still the largest permanent stone theatre in the country.

After eighty years, the chapel will be built on Anna-rét A small chapel of barely thirty square meters will be built on Anna-rét in the mountains. The final plans have been completed, so the mass memorial, which has been called for by the faithful for eighty years, can be built next year.

The Church of Arts - The building of the Museum of Fine Arts is 115 years old The Museum of Fine Arts is one of the most famous buildings in the country, without which the Heroes' Square is unimaginable. Yet this was erected the latest, it is ten years younger than the Kunsthalle opposite. However, its size and seriousness make this fact forgettable - and of course it is no longer young, it was opened to the public 115 years ago. In this context, Pestbuda presents its history and beautiful interiors, which house one of the richest art collections in Central Europe.

A new sports park will be established in Zugló The people living in Zugló received a promise years ago about a sports park to be established in the Butterfly Park. The construction was given the green light at the local council board meeting. The sports facility will have a floor area of at least 150 square meters and will accommodate a minimum of 15 sports equipment.

Fabulous East in Budapest at the turn of the century - Turkish architecture and places of amusement The thousandth anniversary of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin provided the basis for the creation of many famous works of art and buildings, as a nation proud of its past lived in an economic heyday. However, the memories of high culture were only a slice of the diverse entertainment industry at the time, and the wider audience also longed for lighter entertainment, which was served by a number of places of amusement. It is interesting how similar they were in some respects.

Here are the first visual plans for the restoration of the Buda Castle A detailed technical, architectural, artistic and functional survey of the Buda Castle has been completed, thanks to which the experts now know exactly the transformations after the Second World War. At the same time, planning for the complete restoration of the building complex began. The first visual designs have now been completed, led by Robert Gutowski.

The last stop of a renovation program: the handover of the Széll Kálmán Square gateway Széll Kálmán Square has undergone huge changes in recent years and although we have become accustomed to the modern environment, the renovation program actually ended only on Thursday: the gateway connecting the square with Krisztina Boulevard was handed over. The passage was short, but the construction was all the more complicated. Still, it was worth it, as it is another, very big step towards an accessible Budapest.

The renovated Turul statue in the Buda Castle was restored to its original location The Turul statue of the sculptor Gyula Donáth was restored to its original location next to the Habsburg Gate in the Buda Castle. The beautified work was placed on its pedestal using a 60-ton giant crane. Specialists performed patina-preserving cleaning and restoration on the work of art, repairing the surface with bronze welding. The inner frame of the statue was also reinforced.