The Bridge Report, which brought a turning point in the history of Budapest
A travel report that changed the history of Pest and Buda, as well as Hungary. The little book contributed to the change of half a thousand years of legal customs and the implementation of an investment of unprecedented size and technical quality. This book was The Bridge Report [Hídjelentés in Hungarian].
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The St. László Community House in Istenhegy was handed over
May 23, 2022 at 5:00 PM
The new community house belonging to the parish church of St. Ladislaus in istenhegy was handed over in the 12th district. The investment has made the parish’s old dream come true, as they now have a community space where they can meet outside of Mass as part of various programs. The 150-seat function room of the building, which fits in with the church next to it, is equipped with a projection screen and a modern sound system, so they can accommodate any performance, concert or film screening.
A monument was inaugurated for World War II victims in the 12th district
April 28, 2022 at 9:00 PM
On Thursday, in the park area in front of the Church of the Heart of Jesus in Városmajor, a memorial to the civilian and military victims of world war II was handed over. The monument, which consists of two granite blocks, depicts in an abstract way the loss that extinguished human lives have meant and will mean to those affected.
The Single Parent Center opened in an Art Nouveau house in Buda
March 23, 2022 at 6:00 PM
The new Single Parent Center in Buda was set up in a beautiful Art Nouveau house on the ground floor of a former bank branch. The institution helping families opened its doors on Monday in the 12th district in the field of Hungarian Jacobins.
The keys to Villa Haggenmacher were handed over, and the building was saved
February 14, 2022 at 2:00 PM
The Hungarian State exercised its right of pre-emption and purchased the 12th district Haggenmacher villa, which was once replaced by the Eye of God inn. The keys were handed over in days. The valuable monument will therefore remain in the public domain and will be used for community purposes after the renovation.
The mountain Haggenmacher villa will be saved
January 25, 2022 at 6:00 PM
The Hungarian State is buying the Haggenmacher villa, which has been abandoned for years, from the Budapest local council, exercising its right of pre-emption, according to the Magyar Közlöny published today. We also learned that the rescued monument will be used for community purposes.
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 Reformed church on Böszörményi ústreet was renovated and a new tower was built
December 26, 2021 at 2:00 PM
A new tower was erected, the church square was enlarged, classrooms were built, and a modern scout home was created during the reconstruction of the Reformed church on Böszörményi street. The conversion was already very timely in the church, which originally served as a restaurant and was later only partially remodeled.
A new Catholic kindergarten was consecrated on Svábhegy
November 8, 2021 at 2:00 PM
The Pannonia Sacra Catholic Kindergarten opened its doors in September in the 12th district, the two-storey modern building was built on Diana Road.
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The Bridge Report, which brought a turning point in the history of Budapest
A travel report that changed the history of Pest and Buda, as well as Hungary. The little book contributed to the change of half a thousand years of legal customs and the implementation of an investment of unprecedented size and technical quality. This book was The Bridge Report [Hídjelentés in Hungarian].
Drama on the university wall - The heroic monument was planned 95 years ago
In the constant hustle and bustle of the Egyetem Square in Pest, the students may not even notice the monument that decorates the short section of wall between the church and the central building of ELTE. However, it commemorates their predecessors, the heroes who fought for their country in World War I, and those who heroically helped them. The first design of the dramatically collapsing soldier was born in 1928, ninety-five years ago.
A message from the former school: An exhibition in memory of János Neumann was opened at the Fasori Secondary School
An exhibition was opened in János Neumann's former school, the Fasori Lutheran Secondary School, on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the world-famous mathematician's birth. In the exhibition presenting the former Neumann milieu, paintings, graphics, photos, furniture, and objects tell the story of the art-supporting spirit of the noble bourgeois family at the turn of the century.