Budapest

The grave monument of Mihály Munkácsy in the Fiumei Road Cemetery to be renewed The tomb of Mihály Munkácsy, a creation of Ede Telcs, which is located in the Fiumei Road Cemetery and protected as a monument, is being renovated. According to the plans, the works will be completed by spring, and the renovated grave will be inaugurated on 9 May 2023, the 123rd anniversary of the painter's death.

The capital's tallest building, the new MOL headquarters handed over The MOL Campus, the tallest office building in Budapest, was handed over. The 143-metre-tall building next to the Kopaszi Dam opens its doors to the public in spring, and visitors can also go up to the observation terrace on the 29th floor. After the opening, the representatives of the 11th District of the historic churches blessed the building.

Playwright Gergely Csiky, who was born 180 years ago, was remembered in the Fiumei Road Cemetery Playwright Gergely Csiky, the creator of Hungarian bourgeois drama, was commemorated on the occasion of the 180th anniversary of his birth in the Fiumei Road Cemetery. The tomb, which has been protected since 2001, is located in one of the artist's plots of the cemetery and has been fully reconstructed. On the side of the Neo-Baroque ornamental sarcophagus made by Károly Senyei, the portrait of Gergely Csiky in relief can be seen.

An emblematic building, the Mushroom at Móricz Zsigmond Square is 80 years old Újbuda's emblematic building, the Mushroom [Gomba], is eighty years old this December. The traffic pavilion erected in 1942 at Móricz Zsigmond Square performed its original function for sixty years until the tracks running around it were demolished. The building remained unoccupied. By the time it came under the ownership of the 11th District Local Council from the capital, it was dilapidated, dirty, and unworthy of its architectural value and the atomic sphere of the place. A design competition was launched to save it, as a result of which the contemporary public space was born in 2014, which satisfies both elegant, functional and cultural needs.

The bust of Viktor Maderspach was inaugurated in the 16th District Transylvanian Hungarian writer, soldier, and engineer Viktor Maderspach received a bust in Erzsébétliget in the 16th District. After the proclamation of the Treaty of Trianon, he had to flee his native Transylvania, leaving his family’s estate behind. He found a new home in Mátyásföld in 1934.

The capital launched a housing construction program during a crisis in the 1920s During the period of dualism in Budapest, most residential buildings were built by private investors, as there was a huge demand for them at that time: large crowds moved to the capital. The trend continued even after World War I, but at that time the economic environment was not nearly as favourable, so the capital itself launched a small flat construction program. Several buildings were completed by November-December 1926, the first residents moved in ninety-six years ago.

Traditions of a vanished world - This is how they prepared for the holiday in the Carpathian Basin The open-air photo exhibition, which opened on 6 December on the Danube-facing terrace of the Buda Castle and in the Castle Garden Bazaar, invites visitors to take a real trip back in time. The old photographs show the Christmas customs of the peoples of the Carpathian Basin, now unknown to many, leading the visitors to a vanished world, to the time of their great-grandparents.

The new visitor centre of the Pál Völgyi Cave was handed over A modern, interactive exhibition has been created in the new visitor centre of the Pál-Völgyi Cave, on Szépvölgyi Road in the 2nd District. Visitors can get to know the cave systems of Buda, the protected bat species of the area, as well as touch the rare rocks and minerals created in the caves. During the development, the reception area of the cave was renewed, and a training room was also created.

The new experimental reactor in Csillebérc was commissioned fifty years ago On 5 December 1972, several physicists gathered in Budapest to celebrate the launch of a series of experiments that would last for 18 years. That is when the new reactor was inaugurated in Csillebérc, at the KFKI (Central Research Institute for Physics), where the physics research base of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences operated.

A walk through time - The houses in the Buda Castle tell the story of nearly 800 years of Jewish history Although the history of Budapest's Jews is as old as the city itself, it is less well-known how many places we can find memories of the community and how many houses preserve stories from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. The tour guide of the Buda Castle Walks of the Castle Headquarters has now provided an insight into this during the Shalom, Buda! castle walk to Pestbuda.

The foundation stone of the new building of the specialist clinic in Ferencváros was laid The foundation stone of the new building of the health clinic in the 9th District, Mester Street, was laid. The institution's existing building will be expanded with a 6-story, 3,000-square-metre wing. The building will be built using the most modern technology, will have a green roof, and will be heated by a heat pump. The new building is planned to be completed in the spring of 2024.

The cogwheel railway will not be eliminated Accepting the proposal of the people of Hegyvidék, the General Assembly of the Capital decided to support the renovation of the cogwheel and the extension of its route. So they will not eliminate the railway. During the renovation, transportation will be provided with a so-called demand-controlled telebus.

A 110-year-old school building in Ferencváros - one of Albert Kálmán Kőrössy's masterpieces One of the large-scale masterpieces of Art Nouveau school architecture is bounded by three streets, Lenhossék, Vendel and Balázs Béla. Its main facade is so huge that people have to walk at least 50 metres away from it to admire its beauty. When it was completed, it stood out among the single-story houses in central Ferencváros. Nowadays, it is mostly surrounded by modern residential buildings, and perhaps there would be a residential building in its place too if it had not been given a new function a few years ago.

The rebuilt Tamariska Scout House in Csepel was handed over A scout house was built in 2019 on Tamariska Hill in Csepel, on the site of the former propane tank exchange, part of which burned down in February this year. The rebuilt Tamariska Scout House was inaugurated on Sunday.

The renovated Blaha Lujza Square to be handed over this year The renovation of Blaha Lujza Square will be completed by the end of the year. The technical handover started on 29 November, there may still be minor repair work, but pedestrians can take possession of the space this year. Eleven small-sized, so-called micro-sculptures were also placed on the seating surface of the plant cassettes. The works present the acting legends of the former People's Theatre then National Theatre in their iconic roles.

The first tram in Budapest - 135 years ago, the new vehicle appeared on the Outer Ring Road At the end of November 1887, the people of Budapest could see a miracle that had not been seen before. A carriage moved by itself, it was not pulled by a horse or a steam locomotive. Although this vehicle ran on rails, the cars were pulled by horses in the city and huge steam locomotives on the railways. The first tram had a lower pantograph and travelled at a speed of 10 kilometres per hour, and was accompanied by a police officer at Oktogon.

Our House, Our Street - The area around Frankel Leó Road, as seen by Koreans The exhibition that opened yesterday at the Korean Cultural Centre at 30-34 Frankel Leó Road in the 2nd District presents Frankel Leó Road in the 2nd District and its surroundings with nearly 200 archival images, periodical newspaper articles and blueprints. With the exhibition "Our House, Our Street" - by introducing the local history of the host country - the Koreans, as they said, want to build bridges between the two nationalities, hoping that the visitors will get closer to Korean culture.

The Buda mountains will be easier to reach by bicycle from Pest It will be easier to access the Buda mountains by bicycle from the inner city due to new bicycle connections that will be created in the 12th District. Development and modernisation are planned along Budakeszi Road - Zugligeti Road and Budakeszi Road - Szilágyi Erzsébet Alley - Hűvösvölgyi Road.

This was the Kis-Dzsumbuj - There was only one water tap per three apartments in the workers' flats built 125 years ago Thirty-six square metre flats with a room and kitchen, into which families of 4-5 people moved, there was only one water tap per three apartments in the corridor. This was provided by the Kén Street model workers' housing estate, handed over 125 years ago, in 1897. Compared to the housing conditions of the time, a new home here really represented progress, but the 96 flats handed over at that time remained a drop in the sea of misery. The microdistrict, later known as Kis-Dzsumbuj, was demolished a few years ago.

The Citadel will be renewed: the former military fortress' walls are being breached For decades, unworthy conditions prevailed at the top of Gellért Hill, in the vicinity of the Citadel, but last spring, after the archaeological excavations, the renovation and transformation of the former military fortress began. Now follows the breaching of the fortress walls in accordance with the design renders, as well as the design of the roundel according to the new functions and the necessary structural construction work.

The House of Music Hungary won one of the most prestigious American architectural awards After numerous previous professional awards, the House of Music Hungary has achieved success in America after Europe. The iconic building won one of the world's most prestigious architectural awards, the Design of the Year award.

Master of Romanticism Hugó Máltás passed away 100 years ago Hugó Máltás is one of our lesser-known architects, even though he had an extremely long career and life: he died at the age of ninety-four, in 1922. The fact that his name did not enter the public consciousness can be attributed to his much more busy contemporaries, primarily Miklós Ybl. However, Máltás also designed quite a lot, especially during the period of Romanticism. A summary of his works is presented below.

Giant trees are being planted in Szomory Dezső Square in the inner city Urban-tolerant giant trees with broad sprawling crowns are planted on Szomory Dezső Square, adjacent to Deák Square. In addition, the fountain pool of the Well of the Danaids on the square will also be renovated.

The Advent tram will run again from Friday The attraction of the Advent and Christmas period is the Advent tram. This year, the nostalgia vehicle will appear not with the usual Christmas light decoration, but with a cozy interior decoration on tram line 2 and at several different points in the capital.

The rebuilt Petőfi Bridge was handed over 70 years ago When the predecessor of today's Petőfi Bridge was completed in 1937, there was hardly any traffic on it, as the Buda side was largely undeveloped. It was only given a short time as it was destroyed eight years later along with the other Danube crossings in Budapest. When the reconstruction of the bridges began, it was preceded by the restoration of several crossings, then it was finally handed over only in 1952. The new structure was three metres wider, and it also had a bicycle track, which was also important at the time because many people used it to go to work since cars were not allowed for private use.

The Clark Ádám Square roundabout has regained its original shape As of 21 November, the original, large roundabout can be used by those travelling on Clark Ádám Square, as the first phase of the square's restoration was completed over the weekend. The renovation of the Chain Bridge continues with the renovation of the sidewalks and the reconstruction of the historic elements.

The country's Christmas tree was erected in front of the House of Parliament The country's Christmas tree has arrived in Budapest and decorates Kossuth Square in front of the Parliament from Advent to Epiphany. The 18-metre-tall pine, weighing more than 6 tons, was transported from Apc in Heves County to the capital.

Ferenciek Square and Deák Ferenc Square metro stations will open to passengers in January From January, metro cars will stop at two more stations, Deák Ferenc Square and Ferenciek Square, on metro line 3, which is under renovation. Reconstruction work is still ongoing at four other locations: Lehel Square, Nyugati Railway Station, Arany János Street, Nagyvárad Square stations, and the finishing touches are being made to the installation of the elevators at Dózsa György Road.

The Trianon flight ban was lifted 100 years ago Aviation became available to civilians after World War I. New flights appeared one after another in the passenger and mail traffic of European countries, and more and more cities were connected by aeroplanes. However, Budapest could only join air traffic later, because the ban on flights that hit Hungary based on the Treaty of Trianon remained in force until 17 November 1922.