Coat of Arms
The cities coat of arms near Clark Ádám tér
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Andrássy Ut
Taken from Heroes' Square looking down the dead straight Andrássy Ut
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Kodály körönd #1
Named after Zoltán Kodály (a Hungarian composer) are the...
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Kodály körönd #2
An example of classical figures in the square
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Korean Embassy
Andrassy Ut is home to the Korean Embassy
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State Opera House
Italianate style and situated on Andrássy Ut
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Dreschler House
Situated opposite the opera house on Andrássy Ut was once home to...
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Bakáts tér #1
Szt. Ferenc Templom in Bakáts tér is a fine example of a Neogothic...
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Bakáts tér #2
The rear of Szt. Ferenc Templom
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Buda Frontage #1
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Buda Frontage #2
Lit up at night the buildings on Buda's frontage look even more impressive
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Buda Frontage #3
Gellért Hotel at night
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Buda Old Town #1
Buildings in the old town of Buda
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Buda Old Town #2
The 15 century tower of Mary Magdalene still survives after the church was...
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Buda Old Town #3
Uri utca is the oldest street in the town
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Buda Old Town #4
One of the most photographed buildings is on Fortuna utca
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Buda Old Town #5
Trinity Square has Buda's old town hall from 1710-1873
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Buda Old Town #7
This building is where two political heroes of Budapest where held in...
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Buda Old Town #6
Szentharomsag ter contains a monumental Holy Trinity statue that the...
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Central Market Hall #1
The main entrance to the market hall which was fully restored in 1996
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Central Market Hall #2
Built in 1895-97 the market hall attracts shoppers for its spaciousness and...
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Central Market Hall #3
The lower floor sells vegetables, fruit, spices, meat and dairy...
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Chain Bridge #1
It offers one of the city's most beautiful views with the mighty Danube...
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Chain Bridge #2
Beware of the lion as it has no tongue.
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Chain Bridge #3
Looking back towards Roosevelt tér on the Pest side
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Chain Bridge #4
The famous bridge with the Royal Palace lit up on Castle Hill.
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Church #1
Lit church in Dobrentel ter with Buda as a backdrop
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Church #2
The Inner City Parish Church by he Elizabeth Bridge. Rebuilt in...
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Church #3
Church towers dominate a small garden somewhere in central Pest
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Church #4
Shame that the church's building is so grubby
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Church #5
A church part way down the main shopping street of Pest's Váci utca
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Citadel #1
Situated on Gellért Hill was constructed by the Austrians after the...
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Citadel #2
As seen through an archway in central Pest
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Citadel #3
Liberation Monument, built by the Russians in memory of their troops who fell...
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Citadel #4
Liberation Monument at night
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Citadel #5
One of two statues around the Liberation Monument.
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Citadel #6
The second statue around the Liberation Monument.
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Citadel #7
Remnants of the second world war where the Germans where trapped and kept the...
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Citadel #8
Aimed over at Pest
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City Park #1
The town's ice rink is just inside the City Park
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City Park #2
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City Park #3
Széchenyi Medicinal Baths is the largest medicinal baths in...
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City Park #4
Thermal vents in the ground give away the source of the hot water for the...
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City Park #5
The entrance gate to Vajdahunyad Castle.
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City Park #6
Vajdahunyad Castle is situated close to the ice rink
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City Park #7
Vajdahunyad castle as seen across the ice rink
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City Park #8
The Ják Chapel is within the Vajdahunyad Castle grounds
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City Park #9
The Ják Chapel's Romanesque portal
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Danube #1
On the path to the Royal Palace overlooking the Danube's Chain...
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Danube #2
A boat near to Liberty Bridge
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Danube #3
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Fishermen's Bastion #1
Was built into the Castle's walls in the early 20th century. It offers a...
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Fishermen's Bastion #2
Hungarian entertainment on the bastions ramparts
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Gellért Hill #1
Cave church at the bottom of Gellért Hill
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Gellért Hill #10
The statue of Bishop Gellért, who died a martyr in the 11th...
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Gellért Hill #2
Just above the cave church is a small statue of St Stephen
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Gellért Hill #3
Small play area for the kids whilst climbing Gellért Hill to the Citadel
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Gellért Hill #4
View south down the Danube with Liberty bridge in the foreground and southern...
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Gellért Hill #5
View of Pest's waterfront from half way up the hill
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Gellért Hill #6
View of Elizabeth Bridge and northern Pest
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Gellért Hill #7
View from the Citadel towards Castle Hill and the Royal Palace
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Gellért Hill #8
Poster on Citadel wall is a reminder of WW2
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Gellért Hill #9
Poster on Citadel war of Nazi occupation
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Great Synagogue #1
Was erected between 1854 and 1859 and displays Romantic and Morisco motifs
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Great Synagogue #2
The synagogue is built in a flamboyant Byzantine-Moorish style
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Great Synagogue #3
Two onion shaped copper dome adorns the synagogues towers
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Great Synagogue #4
Close up of the ornate onion dome on the clock tower
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Great Synagogue #5
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Great Synagogue #6
The synagogue was extensively refurbished in the early 1990's
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Great Synagogue #7
Cast iron columns support the galleries. The synagogue can hold 3,000...
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Great Synagogue #8
The synagogues windows cast interesting shapes on the walls of the building.
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Great Synagogue #9
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Heroes' Square #1
Heroes' Square is situated at the end of Andrassy Ut which is said to be...
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Heroes' Square #2
The 36m column, supporting a statue of Archangel Gabriel, dominates...
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Heroes' Square #3
Around the pedestal sits Prince Arpad and the Magyar chiefs encircle...
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Heroes' Square #4
One of two semi-circular colonnades containing statues of historical figures
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Heroes' Square #5
A charioteer on top of one of the semi-circular colonnades.
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Heroes' Square #6
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Heroes' Square #7
The Museum of fine Arts is one of two neoclassical structures facing...
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Heroes' Square #8
The other neoclassical structure on Heroes' Square is the Palace of Art.
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Heroes' Square #9
Adjacent to Heroes' Square is the ultra modern Deloitte building
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Houses of Parliament #1
Looking distinctly similar in style of those of the UK.
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Houses of Parliament #2
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Hungarian Building Practices
UK H&SE would have a field day if they saw this
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Hungarian National Museum
The museum was built in 1847
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Jewish Museum #1
The metal weeping willow tree bears the names of all the of the Budapest...
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Jewish Museum #2
WW2 clothing for the average Jew in war torn Budapest.
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Kilometre Stone
From which all distances in Hungary are measured. Just off Clark...
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Magyar utca
An onion dome adorns a building in Magyar Street
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Matthias Church #1
Situated next to the Castle Hill the church dates back to 1247 and has many...
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Matthias Church #2
The unusual diamond patterned roof is from the refurbishment of the 19th...
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Matthias Church #3
An ornate cross adorns the church's colourful roof.
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Museum of Applied and Decorative Arts #1
A fine example of an art nouveau building.
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Museum of Applied and Decorative Arts #2
The splendid green and gold tiled roof crowns the edifice.
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Pest Waterfront #1
Interesting reflections in the Danube
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Pest Waterfront #2
As seen from Gellért Hill
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Royal Palace #1
As seen from Elizabeth bridge on the Pest side of the Danube.
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Royal Palace #2
An interesting set of statues within the Royal Palace complex
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Royal Palace #3
Interesting horse statue in Palace courtyard
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Royal Palace #4
Exiting the courtyard and on towards the old town of Buda
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Royal Palace #5
As seen from Gellért Hill
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Royal Palace #6
As seen from Pest side with Liberty Bridge in the foreground
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St Stephen's Basilica #1
The Basilica is of a neo-Classic style but later modified on Italian...
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St Stephen's Basilica #2
Dominates the landscape of Pest from any vantage point
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St Stephen's Basilica #3
The Basilica has a huge square in front of its main entrance
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St Stephen's Basilica #4
Mosaic above the entrance to the Basilica
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St Stephen's Basilica #5
Dedicated in 1905, with a dome 96 m high Basilica holds up to 8500 persons
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St Stephen's Basilica #6
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St Stephen's Basilica #7
Looking heavenwards, the 96m tall dome of the Basilica
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St Stephen's Basilica #8
St. Stephen's statue of Carrara marble by Alajos Stróbl...
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St Stephen's Basilica #9
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Synagogue #1
Located within the Jewish quarter of Pest which was a ghetto in WW2
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Synagogue #2
An imposing building in such a narrow street
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Váci utca
An interesting statue outside a restaurant in Pest's Váci Street
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Vörösmarty Square #1
Is named after the Hungarian poet of the 19th century. Here looking...
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Vörösmarty Square #2
Would that be a statue to the famous Hungarian poet that the square is named...
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Vernicular
The vernacular leads from the Chain Bridge up Castle Hill to nearby the Royal...
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