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The demolished dome of the ELTE and BME buildings will be restored
January 13, 2022 at 7:00 PM
The roofs of the historical domes of the buildings of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics in Szent Gellért Square and the University Square of Eötvös Loránd University are being reconstructed. They were destroyed during the devastation of World War II. During the reconstruction, the roof ornaments connected to the dome will be rebuilt, as well as the demolished sculptural elements.
A traveling exhibition presents the history of Királydomb in Rákosmező
January 13, 2022 at 4:00 PM
A national memorial site was born! The Community of Hungarian Patriots presents the Királydomb in Rákosmező at a traveling exhibition entitled. In today's Kőbánya, next to the Rákos stream, the installation depicts the scene of medieval parliaments with the help of period documents and authentic depictions. The aim of the exhibition is to bring back to the national memory the place declared by the Parliament to be a national memorial in 2020, but undeservedly forgotten in the public consciousness. The exhibition also includes a copy of the famous Rákosi order issued in 1505.
Nearly one hundred and eighty buildings would come under local protection in the capital, according to a draft
January 13, 2022 at 12:30 PM
According to a new draft, the Budapest local council would place mainly the residential houses built between 1945 and 1980, including residential houses in Budavár, two housing estates, two former party houses and a workers' hostel. The proposal for the Budapest General Assembly lists the buildings to be preserved in nine pages, the nearly 180-item list includes the Hilton Hotel in Budavár, the main building of the Southern Railway Station, and a number of modern buildings in several districts, including downtown after the war.
The first Hungarian language magazine is one hundred and fifty years old
January 12, 2022 at 4:00 PM
One hundred and fifty years ago, on 12 January, 1872, the first issue of the Hungarian Language Guard magazine, edited by Gábor Szarvas, was published. In the 19th century, the paper took a stand in discussions of language renewal, opposing foreign turns. He also laid down rules for spelling and grammar, and he had great merit in learning about dialects and vernacular.
A promenade is being built on the banks of the Danube in Kelenföld
January 10, 2022 at 6:00 PM
In the southern section of Buda, a new pedestrian and leisure promenade with a width of 20-30 meters is expected to be built on the banks of the Danube in Kelenföld, recently a tender was announced for its design.
A building fitting the historical environment will be on Szentháromság Square in Budavár, says the designer
January 10, 2022 at 4:30 PM
A house, respecting the historical past, which closely matches the image of the Castle District and the UNESCO World Heritage Site, will be the new conference centre of the Pallas Athene Domus Meriti Foundation in Szentháromság Square, said Ádám Reisz, head of Rapa Architects, the designers of the building. He also explained that the starting point for the reconstruction of the facade was the pre-war state, as there is a wealth of visual information available about this age on which they could based it.
Planning for the Semmelweis University Knowledge Park in Józsefváros can begin
January 7, 2022 at 3:00 PM
The design of Semmelweis University's knowledge center called Science Park in Józsefváros may begin soon, as the winning design office was found through a tender. The Health and Biotechnology Science Park will play a key role in everyday healing and patient care, and will aim to increase Hungary's competitiveness in the healthcare and biotechnology industries.
Menyhért Lónyay, the first Minister of Finance following the compromise, was born two hundred years ago
January 7, 2022 at 12:00 PM
Born two hundred years ago, Menyhért Lónyay was a politician, publicist, and the first prime minister of Hungary after the compromise, and a commemoration was held in Budapest.
The skyscraper on the Kopaszi Dam will be completed soon
January 7, 2022 at 9:30 AM
The120-meter Mol headquarters is expected to be built this year on the Kopaszi Dam in the 11th district. The tallest building in Budapest will have not only offices, but also public spaces, so for example, anyone will be able to admire the view of Budapest from the lookout terrace planned on the roof of the tower house.
The ELTE Trefort Street Gymnasium will be renewed
January 6, 2022 at 2:00 PM
The building of the Ágoston Trefort Gymnasium of the Eötvös Loránd University is being renovated. The house on the corner of Szentkirályi street – Trefort street, designed by János Bobula and built in 1887 and under monument protection, will be expanded in addition to the reconstruction.
Park development in Óbuda is nearing completion - Nearly 400 native trees have been planted
January 5, 2022 at 6:30 PM
The Táncsics Park in Békásmegyer was an unused area for decades, its development dates back to 2014, and the 3rd district local council won the EU support in 2018. The park, which will be completed this spring, will have comfortable rest areas, a modern playground, rich flora and a total of 432 new trees.
One of the imposing Art Nouveau palaces on Bajza Street is being renovated
January 5, 2022 at 2:00 PM
The Art Nouveau apartment building of Samuel Baruch is being renovated in the 6th district at 44 Bajza street. As a first step in the reconstruction, the ground floor and first floor rooms will be restored. The three-storey palace was built in 1899 according to the plans of Zoltán Bálint and Lajos Jámbor.
There will be even more trees in Városmajor: the oldest public park in Buda will be renovated
January 4, 2022 at 6:30 PM
An open design competition for landscape renovation was announced for the renovation of the historic public park in Városmajor. During the investment, a greener, more orderly park will be created in the heart of Buda, in the 12th district. The green space of the park will be expanded, new trees will be planted, new clearings will be created, cars will be excluded, interior paths will be rethought, playgrounds will be renovated, older people will be given more quiet resting places and dog owners will have a place as well.
The Ferihegy Aviation Museum is thirty years old
January 4, 2022 at 3:30 PM
The Aeropark Aviation Museum in Ferihegy celebrates its 30th anniversary, presenting, among other things, the heroic age of aviation, the 66-year history of Malév and the everyday life of modern aviation. Visitors can also look beyond the everyday life of Liszt Ferenc International Airport and Debrecen International Airport.
The poet Ágnes Nemes Nagy was born in Budapest 100 years ago
January 3, 2022 at 7:30 PM
Ágnes Nemes Nagy, a poet, translator and essayist who was born a hundred years ago, writes masterpieces such as the poems of the book Wandering Years or the Solstice, or All Children's Poems. The poet was born in Budapest and died here in the 12th district 5/b Királyhágó street - where she lived for about thirty-three years.
The Hauszmann ramp connecting the Csikós yard and the Hunyadi yard in the Buda Castle has been completed
January 3, 2022 at 2:00 PM
The Hauszmann ramp connecting the rebuilt Csikós courtyard and the Hunyadi courtyard has been completed, and its external appearance is an integral part of the rest of the castle wall, including the recently renovated Ybl retaining wall. From now on, the ramp can be reached again on foot to the level of the Buda Castle.
The railway can once again become an important means of transport in Budapest
December 31, 2021 at 6:30 PM
The government has adopted the Budapest Agglomeration Railway Strategy, which aims to continuously improve public transport in the agglomeration by 2040. Part of this is the construction of, among other things, the northern and southern border bridges and the railway tunnel connecting Kelenföld, South and West railway stations, making the more than 100-year-old plan a reality.
They will save the memories of the past: the Jókai Garden and the Steindl Villa will be renovated
December 28, 2021 at 11:00 AM
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.
The Lutheran Great Church in Rákospalota is eighty years old
December 26, 2021 at 11:00 AM
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 Money Museum in the former Postal Palace will be completed by March
December 23, 2021 at 3:30 PM
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.
We have the first visual plans - This will be the Budapest Airport Arena
December 22, 2021 at 2:00 PM
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
December 21, 2021 at 8:00 PM
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.
A monument is being erected to those deported to forced labor in Sashalom
December 16, 2021 at 9:00 AM
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 renovation of Bakáts Square can be completed by the beginning of next year
December 12, 2021 at 10:00 AM
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.
Endre Ady's downtown home is being renovated - Today the poet's former apartment is a museum
December 10, 2021 at 3:00 PM
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.
Here are the first visual plans for the restoration of the Buda Castle
December 3, 2021 at 1:30 PM
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 300-year-old facade of the Pest City Hall is being renovated
December 1, 2021 at 2:00 PM
Városháza Street 9-11 will be renewed. The façade of the building under this number will be renovated The local council of Budapest announced a tender for the renovation of the facade of the Town Hall in 2018, the plans were completed in 2019.
A statue pays tribute to the legacy of Alfred Hajós
November 28, 2021 at 3:00 PM
The Hungarian Jewish Cultural Association (Mazsike) and the MANK Hungarian Creative Public Nonprofit Ltd. want to pay tribute to Alfred Hajós, first champion of the modern Olympic games.
Have you ever seen the new Krúdy statue in Downtown? - The public works were erected near the former Downtown Café
November 26, 2021 at 5:00 PM
One of Krúdy's favorite places was the Downtown Café, which once operated in the southern Klotild Palace, where he wrote a significant part of the short stories of Sindbad. The genre statue now erected near Ferenciek Square commemorates this event.
The construction of the Gellért Hill cable car received an environmental permit
November 25, 2021 at 5:00 PM
The construction of the planned cable car on Gellért Hill received the environmental permit. The permit emphasizes that the works must comply with a number of nature protection regulations and world heritage protection requirements.