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The renovated tomb of the Petőfi family was inaugurated The renewed tomb of the Petőfi family was inaugurated on Saturday in the Fiumei Road National Cemetery. The parents of Sándor Petőfi, István Petrovics and Mária Hrúz, his wife, Júlia Szendrey, their child, Zoltán Petőfi, and the poet's younger brother, István, are buried in the grave.

World Art Nouveau Day is associated with Ödön Lechner We have been celebrating World Art Nouveau Day every year on 20 June, since 2013, at the initiative of Hungary. This day is associated with two famous architects of the turn of the century: Ödön Lechner (1914) and Antoni Gaudí (1926). The Museum of Applied Arts will be celebrated for two weeks, during which time it will present a number of Art Nouveau buildings in Budapest.

The builder of the royal palace was born 175 years ago - Alajos Hauszmann is remembered Alajos Hauszmann, who was born 175 years ago, is remembered on Thursday at the tomb in Fiumei road. He was the designer of the expansion and reconstruction of the Royal Mansion in Kossuth Square, the New York Palace, the main building of the Technical University, and the Royal Palace, but many public buildings, private houses and villas in Budapest were designed according to his plans. Through his work as a teacher, he had a significant influence on the Hungarian architecture and architects of the turn of the century.

Due to the renovation of the Chain Bridge, a section of the Buda lower embankment will be closed for two months Due to the modernization works of the Chain Bridge, the embankment section between Halász Street and Döbrentei Square will be closed to traffic from 20 June to mid-August. At the same time, during this period it will be possible to drive on the lower embankment of Pest every day, even on weekends.

The bank of the Danube in Nagytétény was declared protected On the 4.7-kilometer-long bank of the Danube in Nagytétény, which has been declared a protected natural area, dogs can still be walked and mosquito repellent is free, but it is not possible to build a bike path and bicycle rest, build a boat house and a permanent berth for boats and small boats.

A memorial plaque was unveiled in honor of Anna Jókai in the tomb garden on Fiumei road On the fifth anniversary of Anna Jókai's death, the National Heritage Institute inaugurated a memorial plaque in the tomb garden on Fiumei road. Not only a plaque at the national memorial site, but now the square at the main entrance preserves the name of the writer born ninety years ago, who was the first chairman of the National Mercy Committee.

Construction work began in the Jókai Garden The Jókai Garden and the listed Steindl Villa will be renewed, and it will be a new nature exhibition place from next autumn. Construction work has already begun.

Sightseeing trams run throughout the summer in the capital A sightseeing flight runs on weekend on tram line 19 between Kosztolányi Dezső square and the Margaret Bridge, Buda bridgehead stops. The tram will feature tourist attractions along the route, including the Hadik Café, Szent Gellért Square, Rudas Baths, the Castle Garden Bazaar, the Chain Bridge, Batthyány Square and Margaret Bridge.

The imposing Baroque Hall of the Museum of Fine Arts has opened In addition to the Renaissance Hall and the Romanian Hall, the almost renovated Baroque Hall of almost 800 square meters will also be available to the public from tomorrow. The last three large museum squares displaying and stylizing architectural styles were last opened simultaneously for 80 years.

Nearly two-thirds of entrepreneurs in the capital are opposed to the final closure of the lower embankment in Pest The majority of businesses in Budapest do not agree with the final closure of the section of the lower embankment of Pest between Chain bridge and Erzsébet Bridge in front of car traffic. According to a survey by the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry, this may hinder the supply of the population, businesses and the general public in the region.

Wells, springs, baths in the 12th district: exhibition opened on the role of water in the Hegyvidék Local History Collection Already in the time of King Matthias, the Hegyvidék wells provided water to the Buda Castle, but Queen Elizabeth and Palatine Joseph also drank water coming from Svábhegy - revealed at the new exhibition on the relationship between Hegyvidék and the water, which opened on Wednesday in the building of the Hegyvidék Local History Collection next to the Horse Railway Cultural and Event Centre.

The chairlift will restart over the weekend From 4 June, the Zugliget chairlift will be open again, its one-month overhaul has been completed.

Rubik's cube, Sphere, self-driving car - Exhibition presents the last 240 years of the Technical University The exhibition opened in the new visitor center of BME presents the activities of the Technical University, its world-class results, historical curiosities and the inventions of famous technical students. Those interested can check out the self-driving model car, the glass concrete, the small satellite, but they can also learn about drone development. They can also encounter relics such as the Rubik's Cube, the hologram, the Sphere or the rector's chain.

The Wall of the Deaf Olympic Champions was inaugurated in the Olympic Park A wall containing the names of 62 Hungarian hearing-impaired athletes has been placed in the downtown Olympic Park.

The building of Semmelweis University in Ferenc square is being renovated As part of the Healthy Budapest Program, the building of Semmelweis University in Ferenc Square will be expanded and renovated. During the investment, the historicist-style educational building in Ferencváros will be enriched with an elevator.

Renovation of the Art Gallery may begin soon One of the wedges of Heroes' Square, the Art Gallery designed by Albert Schickedanz, will soon be renewed. The first phase of the renovation of the building, completed for the Millennium Exhibition in 1896, is the restoration of the façade, for which a heritage protection permit has recently been obtained.

A swallow settlement was set up in the vicinity of the Merzse swamp The experts of the Főkert and the Hungarian Ornithological Society set up a swallow settlement on the territory of a riding school next to the Merzse swamp. In addition to attracting swallows and helping them to nest, this is also an attempt, if successful, to house new housing estates for swallows in the future.

BKV's vehicle fleet has been enriched with vintage trams As a result of long research and preparatory work, the vehicle fleet of BKV Zrt. Was enriched with two special, vintage trams. One is a motor car made in 1895 and the other is a trailer made in 1910. Their restoration is scheduled to begin soon.

Masterpieces of tomb art on Fiumei Road - The graveyard that is known as a sculpture park The Fiumei Road Cemetery deserves special attention not only as a resting place for the country's greats, but also the sculptures and works of art belonging to the tombs are invaluable. From now on, visitors can use their phones to get to know them more thoroughly: they can read about the most outstanding sculptures and their creators with the help of a QR code.

The widened underpasses of the Chain Bridge are ready The Chain Bridge is being renovated: the underpasses at the ends of the bridges are ready, which will be widened during the works, so in the future both pedestrians and cyclists will be able to fit side by side on both the Pest and Buda sides. At the same time, the suspension spindles of the bridge are being examined.

A new cave was found in Buda A sidewalk sank on a section of the Lower Turkish Road in the 2nd district, revealing cracks and a cave hiding underground.

The Northern Vehicle Repair Shop opens with a renewed exhibition at the Museum of Transport The new home of the Museum of Transport, the Northern Vehicle Repair, will reopen this weekend with a renewed temporary exhibition. Compared to last year's temporary exhibition, they are waiting for those interested in an area twice as large and with a number of novelties. In addition to the exhibition presenting the Northern Vehicle Repair and the history of the Hungarian railway, the latest works of the museum will also be on display at the exhibition.

A demolition application was filed for the Márványmenyasszony building The temporary protection ordered last year for the building of the legendary district I restaurant has recently expired, so on 24 May, an application was submitted for the demolition and the construction of a new residential building. Although the building has been rebuilt several times over the years, the cultural and historical significance of the Márványmenyasszony restaurant, founded in 1793, is given by the fact that it housed the wedding of István Széchenyi in 1836 and Miklós Wesselényi in 1845.

Farewell to the iconic tree of Deák Square - The fallen pine is cut down They cut out the iconic tree of Deák Square, the Himalayan silk pine leaning over the benches. The fallen tree was a favorite meeting place for many, and since the people of Budapest were attached to it, Főkert also said a sensitive goodbye to it on its website. It has been said that it cannot be transplanted or supported, there is no other option but to cut it down, as the popular tree is accident-prone.

A statue of the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz was erected in Óbuda The statue of the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz was inaugurated in the park named after him in Óbuda. It was said at the ceremony that this is one example of Polish-Hungarian friendship, as while Sándor Petőfi has a statue in Warsaw and a street named after him, one of the greatest figures in Polish literature, Mickiewicz, has now been erected in Budapest.

A community garden will be created in Újpest A community garden will be set up in Újpest on the site of an unused sports field bordered by Tavasz, Nyár and Viola streets. In addition to forty beds and fruit bushes, plans include building a garden house and a shady sandpit for children.

The St. László Community House in Istenhegy was handed over 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.

The new building of the Ethnographic Museum in Városliget has been handed over The new building of the Ethnographic Museum in Városliget was ceremoniously handed over on Sunday, 22 May. As is well known, the investment was carried out within the framework of the Liget Budapest program on the site of the former huge car park on Dózsa György road behind the Art Gallery. It was stated at the opening: the Liget Budapest program, Europe's largest cultural investment, will be fully implemented.

Walter Rózsi Villa on Bajza Street was opened to the public The Hungarian Museum of Architecture and the Documentation Center for the Protection of Monuments moved into its renovated Walter Rózsi Villa, in style on World Museum Day, 18 May. It can be visited from 19 May. The special feature of the building, built in 1936, is that it is the only modernist villa in the capital that can be visited.