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Renovation of Danubius Fountain Completed – Footless Szava restored
December 9, 2020 at 2:00 PM
One of the most beautiful and largest fountains in Budapest, the Danubius Fountain on Erzsébet Square, has undergone a comprehensive renovation in recent months. Its stones have been cleaned, missing parts replaced, and even worn gilding replaced.
Who became a fan of Art Nouveau: the architectural legacy of Artúr Sebestyén, born 155 years ago
January 18, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Artúr Sebestyén, born 155 years ago today, was one of the important architects of the turn of the century. After graduating from the University of Technology, he worked in Alajos Hauszmann's office, his architectural work was initially defined by Neo-Baroque forms, then he increasingly turned his attention to Hungarian motifs. He designed many buildings in the capital, in the countryside and beyond the borders. His best-known work is the unmissable Art Nouveau creation, the Gellért Hotel and Thermal Bath.
The oldest building in Ferencváros stands on Kálvin Square - The story of the former Két Oroszlán Inn
December 13, 2022 at 11:00 AM
The house at 9 Kálvin Square is the oldest building not only on the square but also in the capital's 9th District that is still standing today. In the past two centuries, it has been through many things, it has been used for many things, but the most important thing is that it was used and this not very large, but cultural-historically significant building of Pest classicist architecture has survived.
The hermit of Eger was a regular guest of Pest's coffee houses - Géza Gárdonyi died a hundred years ago
October 30, 2022 at 10:00 AM
Although his name lives on in the public consciousness as a hermit of Eger, Géza Gárdonyi was a regular figure in the cultural and literary life of Budapest at the turn of the 19th century. He was an eyewitness to the development of the city, as a journalist he reported for years from the Old House of Representatives, he visited the famous artist's salon of the Fesztys, but he was also considered a regular guest at the Centrál, the Valéria or the New York Café. Pestbuda now remembers Géza Gárdonyi, who died 100 years ago today.
Archaeologists found a 7,000-year-old wood-lined well at Budafoki road
August 12, 2022 at 5:00 PM
During the excavation at Budafoki road in the 11th district, the archaeologists uncovered a seven-thousand-year-old well, which was created from the hollowed-out trunk of a large tree. Previously, details of a Neolithic and an Árpád-era settlement came to light in the area.
Music plays in the most beautiful parts of Budapest
June 30, 2022 at 7:00 PM
160 mini-concerts are organized in the capital's historic squares in the summer. This year's Zenélő Budapest series will be held at venues such as the Museum of Fine Arts, the Hungarian National Museum, the Várkert Bazaar, the House of Hungarian Music or the Hegyvidéki Cultural Hall. This year, there will be events at the renewed historical locations of the Buda Palace District, such as the Csikós courtyard.
The Hilton Hotel in Budavár was handed over on New Year's Eve 45 years ago
December 31, 2021 at 7:30 PM
The Hilton Hotel, handed over 45 years ago, was built on the site of the city’s most beautiful Baroque monument, a Jesuit dormitory damaged in World War II. Only the western wall of the old building facing András Hess Square remains. Some say that the modern building has been incorporated into the castle environment, others believe that it disturbs the harmonious view of the Matthias Church and the Fisherman's Bastion with its huge block.
Statue of St. John of Nepomuk renovated in Budafok
June 22, 2021 at 4:00 PM
The baroque statue of St. John of Nepomuk, the patron saint of sailors, made around 1750, has been restored in the 22nd district on Hosszúhegy Square. During the renovation, the head of the 1.7-meter-high figure was replaced with the original one, and a missing wreath of stars was also returned to the saint.
The man who drilled the artesian wells of Budapest - Vilmos Zsigmondy was born 200 years ago
May 16, 2021 at 11:00 AM
Budapest owes a lot to Vilmos Zsigmondy: the enterprising mining engineer was one of the first international experts to successfully extract thermal resources in Hungary. He drilled the artesian well of Margaret Island. The drilling of one of the deepest wells in the world at the time, almost a kilometre away, in City Park, which made it possible to open the Széchenyi Baths, is also connected to his name.
The iron founder Ignác Schlick was born 200 years ago – His Factory built the Dome of the Parliament Building
April 17, 2021 at 10:00 AM
The factory he founded played an indispensable role in the development of the Hungarian capital, as he made the iron structures of many emblematic buildings: the dome of the Parliament, the Opera House and the Hungarian Academy of Arts and the Museum of Applied Arts, as well as the glass-iron facade curtain walls of the Nyugati (Western) and Keleti (Eastern) railway stations. The Deák statue in Széchenyi Square was also made in his foundry. Although Ignác Schlick may be known to a few, his work is often forgotten in the development of Budapest.