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 Pünkösdfürdő Park on the Óbuda dam will be completed soon
December 9, 2021 at 5:00 PM
Trees and shrubs are still being planted, but the playground, the campfire sites and the sports fields have already taken their final place in the Pünkösdfürdő park in Óbuda. The new park, now created on a previously grassy, barren dam site, has been divided into sections with different functions. When designing the area, the goal is to preserve the biodiversity of the place and maintain the ecological balance.
From today, the Bethlehem manger exhibition can be visited in St. Stephen's Basilica
December 8, 2021 at 7:30 PM
The manger exhibition, which consists of works of art, fine arts and folk art related to the Advent celebration, will be open until 7 January in the Knight's Hall of St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest.
The exhibition of St. Stephen's Hall in Buda Castle was expanded with a masterpiece
December 8, 2021 at 1:00 PM
The bust of our founding king recently arrived at the place of the relic, which had been lent by the former archbishop of Zagreb. The relic that can be seen in the St. Stephen's Hall of the Buda Castle from today is a real masterpiece from the millennium, which was presented to the public for the first time at the 1896 Millennium National Exhibition.
Margit Slachta, the first Hungarian female member of the Parliament, was reburied
December 7, 2021 at 7:30 PM
On 7 December, Margit Slachta, the One of the leading Hungarian female politicians and human rights activist of the 20th century, the first Hungarian female Member of the Parliament.
After eighty years, the chapel will be built on Anna-rét
December 5, 2021 at 2:00 PM
A small chapel of barely thirty square meters will be built on Anna-rét in the mountains. The final plans have been completed, so the mass memorial, which has been called for by the faithful for eighty years, can be built next year.
A new sports park will be established in Zugló
December 4, 2021 at 2:00 PM
The people living in Zugló received a promise years ago about a sports park to be established in the Butterfly Park. The construction was given the green light at the local council board meeting. The sports facility will have a floor area of at least 150 square meters and will accommodate a minimum of 15 sports equipment.
Here are the first visual plans for the restoration of the Buda Castle
December 3, 2021 at 1:30 PM
A detailed technical, architectural, artistic and functional survey of the Buda Castle has been completed, thanks to which the experts now know exactly the transformations after the Second World War. At the same time, planning for the complete restoration of the building complex began. The first visual designs have now been completed, led by Robert Gutowski.
The renovated Turul statue in the Buda Castle was restored to its original location
December 2, 2021 at 5:00 PM
The Turul statue of the sculptor Gyula Donáth was restored to its original location next to the Habsburg Gate in the Buda Castle. The beautified work was placed on its pedestal using a 60-ton giant crane. Specialists performed patina-preserving cleaning and restoration on the work of art, repairing the surface with bronze welding. The inner frame of the statue was also reinforced.
Renovation of the former Kútvölgyi street hospital building has begun
December 2, 2021 at 1:00 PM
The tower building of the Kútvölgy block of the New St. John's Hospital and Clinic will be renovated, the total reconstruction will affect 11,000 square meters. This is mainly necessary so that when the construction of the new, modern hospital block of 80,000 square meters begins in the area of St. John's Hospital, the inpatient wards can be relocated here, ensuring the uninterrupted care of the people of Buda.
The final works are being carried out on the new Ethnographic Museum building in Városliget
December 2, 2021 at 10:00 AM
The imposing glass façade has been completed and work on the more than 7,000-square-foot roof garden will soon be completed. The new Ethnographic Museum in the city park, which will open to the public in the spring of 2022, will be one of the most modern ethnographic institutions in Europe.
Trianon of Hungarian Theaters - A Monument to the Disintegrated Hungarian Theater Life
December 1, 2021 at 8:00 PM
The National Theater commemorates the Hungarian theatrical life, which has been torn apart for more than a hundred years, with the sculpture The Trianon of Hungarian Theaters. The work of István Horváth Böjte will be inaugurated on Saturday in front of the theater building in Hajóorr.
The 300-year-old facade of the Pest City Hall is being renovated
December 1, 2021 at 2:00 PM
Városháza Street 9-11 will be renewed. The façade of the building under this number will be renovated The local council of Budapest announced a tender for the renovation of the facade of the Town Hall in 2018, the plans were completed in 2019.
The first buildings of the new Transport Museum received a building permit
November 30, 2021 at 2:00 PM
4 smaller buildings are being renovated in the area of the future home of the new Transport Museum, Kőbánya, the planned reconstruction of which has now received the building permit. Next year, after remediation and demolition work, their renovation will begin. The central museum building is still being planned, it is likely to receive a building permit in 2022.
Blaha Lujza Square changes, 80 trees will be planted
November 29, 2021 at 3:30 PM
The Blaha Lujza Square, where the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) started planting trees, will be greener overall. Together with the existing and new ones, there will be 89 trees in the square. Among the trees are maple, oak, rowan and a large-leaved linden.
A statue pays tribute to the legacy of Alfred Hajós
November 28, 2021 at 3:00 PM
The Hungarian Jewish Cultural Association (Mazsike) and the MANK Hungarian Creative Public Nonprofit Ltd. want to pay tribute to Alfred Hajós, first champion of the modern Olympic games.
After a long time, the former MÁV headquarters on Andrássy Street was sold
November 27, 2021 at 2:30 PM
According to the announcement of the Hungarian National Asset Management, the state sold the former MÁV headquarters at the corner of Andrássy street and Izabella street. The complex, which has previously been unsuccessfully auctioned five times, must be restored by the new owner under strict monument protection standards.
Have you ever seen the new Krúdy statue in Downtown? - The public works were erected near the former Downtown Café
November 26, 2021 at 5:00 PM
One of Krúdy's favorite places was the Downtown Café, which once operated in the southern Klotild Palace, where he wrote a significant part of the short stories of Sindbad. The genre statue now erected near Ferenciek Square commemorates this event.
The facade of the beautiful MÁV apartment building on Kodály körönd is being renovated
November 26, 2021 at 11:00 AM
The renovation of the nearly 140-year-old MÁV apartment building in Kodály körönd can begin. They are restoring the facade of the state-owned property, replacing and repairing the doors and windows, while eliminating the risk of an accident.
The construction of the Gellért Hill cable car received an environmental permit
November 25, 2021 at 5:00 PM
The construction of the planned cable car on Gellért Hill received the environmental permit. The permit emphasizes that the works must comply with a number of nature protection regulations and world heritage protection requirements.
The Ethnographic Museum, which will open in the spring of 2022, will be a meeting place
November 24, 2021 at 6:30 PM
150 years after its founding, the Ethnographic Museum will now operate for the first time in a new space built for its own purposes, which will be a real meeting place in the future, the institution said in a press conference yesterday.
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.
The Hungarian National Museum pays tribute to Imre Makovecz with an exhibition
November 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM
The Hungarian National Museum commemorates the 10th anniversary of the death of Imre Makovecz, an iconic figure in Hungarian organic architecture, with a photo exhibition.
The country’s Christmas tree was erected in front of the Parliament
November 22, 2021 at 7:00 PM
The 18-meter-high silver pine adorns Kossuth Square from Advent to the day of the Epiphany.
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.
There has been artificial ice on the City Park Ice Rink for 95 years
November 20, 2021 at 5:00 PM
95 years ago today, on 20 November 1926, the mechanically cooled skating rink in City Park was handed over. Thanks to the artificial ice, the season has been extended, allowing ice skating even when the temperature does not drop below zero degrees. The one in City Park was the first artificial ice surface in the country and the second in Europe.
The stone lions of the Lánchíd are being restored
November 19, 2021 at 4:00 PM
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The gymnasium of St. Margaret's High School received an architectural award
November 19, 2021 at 2:00 PM
The modern gymnasium behind St. Margaret's High School won the 2021 Budapest Architecture Award, which was virtually presented last night. The rehabilitation of the Eiffel Workshop and the Rumbach Sebestyén Street Synagogue, among others, was praised.
Jókai Square is being reborn as a space of Hungarian literature
November 18, 2021 at 2:30 PM
Hidden on the side of Andrássy út. in the Jókai square of the 6th district, after the renovation, the green area will be significantly larger and the number of parking spaces will be reduced. Work, which began in October, is expected to be completed in the second half of 2022.
School with ornamental garden - Renovation of Jedlik Ányos Grammar School begins
November 17, 2021 at 1:30 PM
The main building of the Benedictine grammar school in Csepel will be completely renovated, and a modern central hall, vocational education wings, library, pavilions and an ornamental garden will be built during the investment.
The national center of Catholic Caritas was handed over on Bartók Béla Street
November 16, 2021 at 4:30 PM
The Catholic Caritas was reorganized after the change of regime, and by 1995 a nationwide network of aid organizations had been established. They are celebrating its 90th anniversary right now. The headquarters of the institution have been in an apartment on Béla Bartók Street in Újbuda since 1990, but these days the aid organization has moved into its own building.
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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.