Bástya Street
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.
Research into what was once the Pest city wall
September 26, 2020 at 1:00 PM
Archaeologists have carried out excavations in Bástya Street in the pest city centre, where part of Pest's city wall once stood. The dig led to finds from the 13th century to the Ottoman Period, including the remains of houses, kilns and ditches.
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