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The Downtown Sports Center won an award The Downtown Sports Center in Vadász Street won an award at a professional competition in Slovenia. The award was given in six different categories, with the sports center and the design team receiving recognition in the architecture category.

Three renovated stations on the M3 metro line were handed over The renewed Kálvin Square, Corvin Quarter and Semmelweis Klinikák stations have been handed over in the middle section of the M3 metro. Due to this, the trains run from Kőbánya-Kispest to Kálvin square from Saturday. Renovation of six more stations will continue, which are scheduled to be handed over on 15 March, 2023.

The clinic in Városmajor is being expanded with a new wing A new four-storey wing will be added to the Városmajor Cardiology and Vascular Clinic on the site below 70 Városmajor Street, where the Diagnostic Center will be located. The new and old blocks of the clinic are planned to be connected by a bridge.

Original decorative fireplaces were found during the research of the Buda Castle The experts of the Várkapitányság discovered another valuable find during the research carried out in the Buda Castle, as they found a marble fireplace in the dining room between the royal and princely suites, in addition to the ornamental fireplaces of the former Andrássy and Deák foyers in the Krisztinaváros wing. The finds will make a significant contribution to the most authentic reconstruction possible, as the fireplaces have always been in keeping with the room, so they can provide an important point of reference.

Károlyi Sándor Hospital will be expanded with a new wing, the main building will also be renovated The Károlyi Sándor Hospital in Újpest will be expanded with a new part of the building. In addition to the construction of the new seven-storey wing, the main building of the hospital, designed by Miklós Ybl, will also be renovated, but a building deemed dangerous will also be demolished in the area.

A medieval cellar was found on the outskirts of Budapest On the border of Budakalász and the Barát stream, in addition to several prehistoric finds, the remains of a medieval cellar have also been found. The cellar may have belonged to the medieval village of Kissing, and probably dates back to the 13th century.

The last element of the Southern Connecting Railway Bridge was replaced The third structure of the new connecting railway bridge is now passable, as its last piece has been replaced. The rail and other works will then be carried out and the trial load is expected to take place in early August. This marked another milestone in the development of the Southern Circuit, which aims to increase the utilization of suburban trains, thereby reducing car traffic in the capital.

From tomorrow, the nostalgia trams will run again The image of Budapest includes the old trams. From Saturday there will be nostalgic trams again, the vehicles will run between the city center and Óbuda.

The previously felled trees were replaced in Benczúr Street in Terézváros Instead of the 29 trees previously felled, 36 new ones were planted in the 6th district Benczúr street, and the size of the wood places was also increased. The 36 new trees were planted by experts from Főkert.

Budapest was enriched with new monuments A 13th district real estate and a 21st district complex was declared a monument, thus further expanding the list of monuments in the capital. In addition to a number of rural properties published in the Hungarian Gazette last Friday, the service buildings of the residential building at 20 Kartács Street and the Kvassay Lock adjacent to the Kvassay Bridge received monument protection.

Two more of Molnár-C. Paul’s work can be found in the downtown parish church Two more of Molnár-C. Paul's two more paintings were placed in the Budapest-Downtown Parish Church on Thursday. Earlier, he also made the crucifix hanging above the sanctuary and the main altarpiece, as they were destroyed in World War II.

The statue of St. John of Nepomuk in Krisztinaváros is being restored The statue of St. John of Nepomuk in the Horváth Garden is being renovated. The original of the work dates back to the 19th century. It preserved the banks of the Devil's Trench from the first half of the 19th century, but the old, damaged statue was demolished in the 1960s, and in 1999 the statue, which can still be seen today, was completed and restored.

This will be the Town Hall Park - The results of the design competition have been announced Next year, the renovation of the area on the Károly boulevard side of the Central Town Hall, which was used as a car park, may begin. The results of last year’s design competition were announced today, with the winning plan to preserve the existing trees in an area of about 8,000 square meters, next to which new ones will be planted, a number of new benches will be erected and there will also be bumps. The renovation of Town Hall Park is expected to be completed by 2024.

A monument was inaugurated for World War II victims in the 12th district 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.

Archaeologists may have found a medieval cemetery in the 11th district Among the prehistoric traces, the staff of the Budapest History Museum presumably found medieval burials next to Budafoki street in Újbuda. Traces of Stone Age finds and buildings have been found in the area before, now the former cemetery of the village of Kocsola, which was destroyed in the Middle Ages, has probably been found.

New city center is being built in Zugló - Renewal of Bosnian Square and its surroundings may begin soon Renovation of Bosnyák Square, intended as the main square of the 14th district, may begin soon. It is planned that not only a new town hall, specialist clinic and fair hall will be built, but also a completely new quarter, and the affected section of the Rákos stream will be rehabilitated. The investment, previously declared a priority, has now received a building permit.

The Törőcsik Mari Park in Újbuda was inaugurated On Thursday, the Törőcsik Mari park was inaugurated in the 11th district. The hitherto unnamed parkland at Bottomless Lake now bears the name of the legendary actress.

The monumental building on Károly boulevard will soon receive its ornate domes back The imposing roof of the Art Nouveau apartment building at 3 / A Károly boulevard will be rebuilt soon. The roof of the house, built after the turn of the century, was damaged in World War II and was later restored in a simplified manner. The roof reconstruction of the building, which is now home to the Downtown Theater, was made a priority investment by a government decree issued last week.

Another four green bus waiters have been set up in Downtown The number of bus waiters planted and planted with plants in the city center has further expanded. The green waiting places have been handed over in Hild Square, Servita Square, Podmaniczky Square and Jászai Mari Square, so there are now eight green bus waiting areas in the city center.

Educational institution from asylum - The transformation of the former mental hospital in Lipótmező is about to begin The Lipótmező mental hospital was once considered one of the best psychiatric institutes in the country. The institution, officially called the National Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, was closed in 2007. It was decided two years ago that an educational institution would be built in the huge building complex. The associated remodeling and refurbishment work will begin soon as the development was declared a priority investment by the government on Tuesday.

From Pest to Constantinople - Exhibition on navigation on the Danube An exhibition can be seen in Gül Baba's tomb, which commemorates one of the largest enterprises of the 19th century, the opening of the Danube to the east. Among the objects we can see the model of the boat, Julietta, the original of which was used by István Széchenyi and his companions when they crossed the Danube in 1830 on a houseboat, Desdemona, which was built for this purpose, assessing the difficulties before sailing.

Downtown has been enriched with a running circle A running circle has been set up around downtown Olympic Park. The new running circle awaits those wishing to run with a solar-powered speed indicator board with LED display, stretch railings, a safe and a drinking fountain.

The row of poplars on Pók Street is cut down in Óbuda, native trees are planted in its place 96 sick, life-threatening poplar trees are cut down along Pók Street in Óbuda, which are replaced by native trees with large stature and large canopy. Work will now take place in April and autumn.

The Calvary on Golgota Square has been restored Before the turn of the century, the Calvary on Golgota Square in Józsefváros was built, demolished in 1971, and the chapel was blown up. In recent years, the stations of Calvary, which were handed over on Friday, have been restored.

The former Downtown Café in the South Klotild Palace has regained its original splendor After decades of oblivion, the former Downtown Café will open under the name Matild Café & Cabaret on 19 May at the South Klotild Palace. The two-storey, 300-seat café has been restored based on contemporary drawings and photographs.

The Reformed University is moving into the former BÁV headquarters The Károli Gáspár Reformed University is moving into the former BÁV headquarters in Ferencváros. According to the idea, the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University, the Institute of Psychology and the Rector's Office would serve as the new home of the 11th district historic building. The goal is to develop the university and create a modern educational environment.

From the air we will be able to admire the city - a Balloon Lookout opens in Városliget From the beginning of May, we will be able to admire the capital from a hot air balloon rising to a height of more than 100 meters, as the Ballon Lookout will be put into operation on Mimóza Hill in the Városliget, which will be a rarity not only in Hungary but also in Central Europe. The balloon revives an old tradition, as a similar device was already operating in the Grove during the 1896 millennium celebrations.

Greening of Margaret Boulevard will begin soon, and the houses will also be cleaned Margaret Boulevard can be significantly greened: in addition to nearly 5,000 perennial and bulbous plants, at least a dozen new trees will be planted on the side of the road. In addition, a tender is planned to clean the facades of the stone-paved houses on Margaret Boulevard.

Construction of the Artist Training Institute next to the Western Railway Station may begin soon The new center of the Artist Training Institute has received the building permit. The building will be realized as part of the National Circus Arts Center, planned for part of the rust zone next to the Western Railway Station, by rebuilding and expanding a former diesel locomotive repair hall.