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Renovation of the Corvinus University Ménesi road campus begins
November 24, 2021 at 3:00 PM
The new education and innovation center, which will be developed from Corvinus University’s Ménesi Road campus, has been inspired by world-class university buildings. This will be the first Hungarian university space in the construction of which sustainability aspects will be fully taken into account. It is the building in which the College of Public Administration operated until the end of 1999.
Bertalan Árkay, who died fifty years ago, was a master of modern architecture
November 23, 2021 at 5:00 PM
Bertalan Árkay was undoubtedly one of the excellences of modern Hungarian architecture. He made one of his most emblematic works, the Városmajor Heart of Jesus Parish Church, with his father, Aladár Árkay, but he also made his mark in modern villa architecture between the two world wars.
The renovation of the Haggenmacher Palace on Andrássy Avenue is nearing completion
November 22, 2021 at 5:30 PM
Architect Henrik Schmahl's early masterpiece, the mansion at Andrássy Avenue 52, will soon regain its former beauty. Currently, the historical facade, corridors and loggias are being restored.
The greatest Hungarian tragedienne, Mari Jászai died 95 years ago
October 5, 2021 at 8:00 PM
She was the grande dame of the National Theatre: from 1872 until she died in 1926, with a one-year omission, she was a member of the most important Hungarian theatre for a total of 53 years. She became a member of the company on Kerepesi Road (today's Rákóczi Road), she moved with them to the building of the People's Theatre, when the previous place was ordered to be demolished. Blaha Lujza Square eventually became the real home of the National and Mari Jászai, she was laid in state here and was accompanied from here on her last journey when she died 95 years ago.
Africa researcher, hunter and writer Zsigmond Széchenyi was evicted from the Buda Castle
September 27, 2021 at 9:00 AM
One might think that the life of a world traveller and Africa researcher is enviable. However, this is not necessarily the case with Zsigmond Széchenyi: one of the most significant Hungarian travellers and hunters of the 20th century was dragged and evicted from the Buda Castle by the communist regime. As part of the ‘One with Nature’ World of Hunting and Nature Exhibition, an exhibition of his photographs taken during the expeditions will open at the Capa Centre in Budapest.
Roman life recreated in Óbuda
June 14, 2021 at 2:30 PM
Special reconstruction boards now allow anyone to see what life could have been like at the section of the Limes near Aquincum, now Óbuda. Two signs on the corner of Nagyszombat Street and Szőlő Street showcase the amphitheatre, the third at 7 Kórház Street, shows what the camp gate that once stood there looked like.
Lutheran church on Deák Square named National Memorial Site
May 22, 2021 at 5:30 PM
The Insula Lutherana in Budapest that is the building complex of the Lutheran church, grammar school and museum on Deák Square has been named a National Memorial Site. Supported by the government, the National Memorial and Remembrance Committee and the Institute of National Heritage, the site was listed as a memorial on 22 May 2021.
Main building of the Central Bank of Hungary under renovation
May 21, 2021 at 5:30 PM
On the centenary of the founding of the central bank in 2024, the headquarters of the institution will be renovated to their original form on Szabadság Square. The building was built in 1905, its external appearance has not changed since then, but its interiors were significantly remodelled after World War II, undermining its historical value. Now its original beauty will return, inside and out.
Public park planned in Bástya Street will showcase archaeological finds from the area
February 14, 2021 at 3:00 PM
The future public park at 1–11 Bástya Street in Pest will be built next to the old Pest city wall's longest still-standing section. The newly published plans reveal that a mini educational trail will be created to present the archaeological artefacts found in the area. Planners have also put great emphasis on the comfort of the visitors and creating green surfaces.