| The World Heritage sites in Budapest
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| | Square.
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| include all the important historic and
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| | The whole Danube embankment from the
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| cultural monuments that make the
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| | Gellert Hill to the Rudas Baths forms a
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| Hungarian capital one of the most
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| | harmonic integrity including the Danube
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| beautiful cities in the world. With a
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| | Bridges and the opposite Pest side with
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| little bit of historical background these
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| | the imposing Budapest Parliament and
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| outstanding buildings and vistas tell you
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| | other outstanding architectural
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| how Budapest evolved from a small village
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| | masterpieces.
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| into a vibrant metropolis.
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| | The first permanent connection between
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| The first World Heritage Sites in
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| | Buda and Pest, the Chain Bridge
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| Budapest
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| | (Szechenyi Lanchid) spans the Danube
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| Castle District
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| | between Clark Adam Square and Roosevelt
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| In 1987 The Unesco decided to include the
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| | Square. The white and graceful Elizabeth
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| Castle District and the Danube embankment
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| | Bridge (Erzsebet hid) anod the Liberty
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| in their World Heritage programme . The
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| | Bridge (Szabadsag hid) provide additional
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| main reason they did so is that Budapest
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| | links, making the two city parts a whole
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| incorporates many historic and cultural
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| | entity.
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| sights that depict important periods from
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| | Near the Pest end of the Chain Bridge you
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| the story of the city. In Castle
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| | can admire two architectural gems:
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| District you'll find several-centuries of
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| | - The Neo-Renaissance Hungarian Academy
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| Budapest history condensed. Numerous
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| | of Sciences
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| sieges, wars and natural disasters
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| | - Gresham Palace representing Art-Nouveau
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| destroyed much of the original Castle
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| | splendour, where the Four Seasons Hotel
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| Quarter, still its beauty and charm will
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| | provides for your luxury accommodation.
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| enchant you. Although reconstruction
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| | Behind the Parliament buildings stand
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| works managed to preserve remains of the
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| | Budapest's largest church, St. Stephen's
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| earliest monuments, mainly Baroque
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| | Basilica.
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| buildings dominate the districts today.
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| | More Budapest World Heritage Sites added
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| The Royal Palace plays an important role
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| | in 2002
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| not only in Budapest's but in the
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| | Andrassy Avenue and its environs
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| country's cultural life. The palace's
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| | Andrassy avenue and its environs are the
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| medieval part houses the Budapest
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| | most beautiful parts of Budapest.
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| Historical Museum. The National Gallery,
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| | The elegant mansions and villas along its
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| the National Szechenyi Library and the
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| | sides display architectural styles from
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| Ludwig Museum with contemporary
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| | the second half of the 19th century. The
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| exhibitions are also there.
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| | avenue received its name after Count
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| In the heart of the Castle District on
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| | Gyula Andrassy, Hungary's prime minister
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| Holy Trinity Square (Szentharomsag ter)
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| | between 1867-1971, who cared about
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| stands the capital's most famous temple,
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| | Budapest and done much to develop it into
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| Matthias Church. The more than 700-year
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| | a true metropolis.
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| old church witnessed many coronations and
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| | Numerous important cultural and historic
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| royal weddings. Its Gothic tower together
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| | buildings stand along the road, like the
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| with the turreted Fishermen's Bastion
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| | Budapest Opera House or the Millennium
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| (Halaszbastya) in the background are
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| | Monument on its other end on Heroes'
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| among the best known landmarks of
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| | Square. Two great museums flank the
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| Budapest. The Castle District well
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| | squrare on its sides - The Museum of
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| deserves to be part of the Unesco's World
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| | Fine Arts-both its permanent and
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| Heritage sites. Let me tell you two more
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| | temporary exhibitions worth a visit
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| things I love about this historic quarter
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| | - Hall of Art (Mucsarnok)-home to
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| of Budapest:
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| | Hungarian and international contemporary
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| - walking on its cobbled, romantic
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| | exhibitions
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| streets in an early spring morning
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| | Continental Europe's first underground
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| (before the tourists arrive)
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| | line (M1 or yellow metro line) runs
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| - the breathtaking panorama of the Danube
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| | underneath the wide avenue, connecting
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| with the bridges and the Pest embankment
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| | the bustling downtown Budapest with the
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| with the dominating Parliament.
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| | City Park behind Heroes' Square. The park
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| If not for its World Heritage status than
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| | is a place for entertainment and
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| for the two above benefits you must not
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| | relaxation with the Amusement Park,
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| miss visiting the Castle District in
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| | Budapest Zoo and Botanical Gardens and
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| Buda. You can read more about its
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| | the Szecheny Baths. The lake entices you
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| history and other monuments on at
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| | to rowing in summer or ice skating in
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| | winter.
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| Danube embankment
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| | It's a good idea to start your Budapest
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| You can descend from Castle Hill by the
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| | sightseeing with visiting its World
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| cogwheel railway (entrance at Fishermen's
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| | heritage sites.
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| Bastion), and you'll arrive at Clark Adam
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