The House
of Terror
TheHouseof Terror is
theeye-catchingname
forBudapest’smuseum
of history reflecting life
under the fascist and
communist regimesof
the20thcentury–plus
amemorial to those
whowere tortured and
died in thisbuilding.
terrorhaza.hu
Spa baths
Budapest’s thermal
springs areoneof the
reasons theRomans
colonised the region;
now thecity’s grand
bathsoffer a variety
of packages for
tourists. Among the
best areKirály, on
whichbuilding started
in 1565; Széchenyi,
the largestmedicinal
bath inEurope; and
thebeautiful Gellért.
kiralyfurdo.hu,
szechenyibath.hu,
gellertfurdo.hu
Bloody history
Whenmuchof
Hungarywas given
away afterWorldWar
I, communist Béla
Kun seized thecapital
and instituted aRed
Terror thatwasonly
endedby thearrival of
MiklósHorthy in 1919.
Hungary’s new regent
entered into apact
withGermany in the
1930s, but Budapest
wasoccupiedby the
Nazis in 1944before
itwasoverrunby
Soviet andRomanian
forces in January 1945;
communists remained
inpower until 1990.
Split personality
Hungary’s capital is famously split betweenBuda
andÓbuda (OldBuda), on thewest bankof
theDanube, andPest (theywereunitedon 17
November 1873). Buda ishome toBudaCastle,
while theold town, parliament andHeroes’
Square are in the larger Pest.
budapestinfo.hu
Art nouveau
architecture
Inspiredby the art
nouveau style that
sweptwesternEurope
in the late 19th and
early20thcenturies,
Hungarian architects
added their own
touchesof folk art
and traditionalmotifs.
ÖdönLechnerwas
known as theGaudí of
Budapest –hisbest-
knownwork includes
thePostal Savings
Bankbuildingnear the
parliament and the
Museumof Applied
Arts.
imm.hu
Trams
Budapest’s tramnetworkopened in 1866 and is
oneof theworld’sbiggest,with a total 156.85km
of routes. It’smovedon fromhorse-drawn
carriages to running33electric lines currently.
Trams 2, 19 and41 are all good for exploring the
banksof the river.
bkv.hu
If Budapest had itsownpinballmachine,
itmight just look like this
Pinballcity
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