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Tivadar Puskás built the first Hungarian telephone exchange 140 years ago
May 3, 2021 at 9:00 AM
The first telephone exchange started operating in Budapest on May 1, 1881. Tivadar Puskás and his brother Ferenc built the equipment. Initially, the phone centre had only 25 subscribers, but its popularity grew steadily. Based on the telephone network and the telephone exchange, Tivadar Puskás's truly great invention, the Telephone Herald (Telefonhírmondó), was born and presented at the Millennium Exhibition.
Puskás Arena nominated for EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture
February 2, 2021 at 12:00 PM
Puskás Arena has been listed as a candidate for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. The 208,000-square-metre stadium was opened in 2019 after 3 years of design and 3 years of construction. With its height of 52 meters, the arena has become a characteristic element of the Budapest cityscape.
Puskás Arena receives international award
December 19, 2020 at 2:00 PM
Puskás Arena has one the special prize for most beautiful sports facility at the Prix Versailles Architecture Awards. One of the largest arenas in Central Europe opened in 2019.
The afterlife of a grain warehouse - The 140-year-old Elevator House on Boráros Square was a real sight
March 7, 2023 at 3:00 PM
From the 1870s, huge construction works were carried out in Budapest, which was developing into a metropolis. Of course, the Hungarian capital, as the country's economic, commercial and industrial centre not only grew at an ever-accelerating rate in terms of its residential and public buildings, but its industrial sites also multiplied, and their sizes occupied an ever-larger area. An important logistics centre was established close to the southern connecting railway bridge.
It preceded the radio: The telephone herald was a Hungarian invention that delivered the news to the public immediately
February 20, 2023 at 3:00 PM
When, thanks to Tivadar Puskás's invention, the Telephone Herald began operating in Budapest on 14 February 1893, radio broadcasting was still an unknown concept. The service, which delivered news read into a microphone via the telephone network, attracted the interest of the general public, which is not surprising. During these years, the Hungarian capital was under enormous development: palace-like public buildings and residential houses were completed one after the other, trams were already running on the roads, and the organisation of the millennium celebrations was in full swing, meaning that the new invention arrived in an optimistic era.
The capital would be suitable for hosting the Olympics - according to Balázs Fürjes
January 18, 2023 at 1:00 PM
If, based on the previous evaluation, Hungary would have been capable to host the Olympics, then it is even more capable to do so now, Balázs Fürjes stated. According to him, in addition to the completed sports facilities, the hotel infrastructure is also suitable for such an event.
A memorial year for János Neumann was announced for 2023
January 10, 2023 at 11:00 AM
On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the birth of the mathematician János Neumann, the Neumann Society announced a commemorative year for 2023, the aim of which is to make the world-famous mathematician's legacy known to as many people as possible. The famous scientist was born in the city centre, studied in Városligeti Avenue, went to university in Buda, and his grave is in the United States.
The rabbinical seminary opened its doors in Budapest 145 years ago
November 8, 2022 at 4:00 PM
In Budapest, at the corner of Bérkocsis and Bodzafa Streets in the Józsefváros district - at the intersection of today's Gutenberg Square, Scheiber Sándor and Somogyi Béla Streets - in October 1877, a solemn event took place that was rare even in the world of the time. The rabbinical seminary, in which Israelite students began their studies, opened its doors to the Hungarian Jewish people.
Marco Rossi in the St. Stephen's Hall
November 4, 2022 at 6:30 PM
Since its opening in August 2021, more than 100,000 people have already visited St. Stephen's Hall and the related exhibition. Marco Rossi, the captain of the Hungarian national football team, was the 100,324th visitor.
An exhibition about 150 years of Hungarian monument protection has opened
September 15, 2022 at 4:00 PM
Monument protection in Hungary is 150 years old this year. The rich history of the past century and a half is presented on more than six hundred square metres at the exhibition that has just opened in Vigadó, Pest. Visitors can get to know the different types of monuments, the award-winning restorations of the past years, and the history of monument protection can be traced along a timeline.