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The Ones On The Postcards

Landmarks

TODO — what landmarks in Budapest are actually worth the time.

7 places
The Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapestmust see
Kossuth tér

The Hungarian Parliament Building

The third-largest parliament building in the world, put up for a country that was about to lose two-thirds of its territory.

Fisherman's Bastion, Budapestmust see
Castle Hill

Fisherman's Bastion

A neo-Romanesque viewing terrace that has never defended anything, built purely so that Budapest could be looked at properly.

Széchenyi Chain Bridge, Budapestmust see
Danube

Széchenyi Chain Bridge

The first permanent bridge between Buda and Pest, and the thing that made them one city.

St Stephen's Basilica, Budapestmust see
Lipótváros

St Stephen's Basilica

Hungary's largest church, holding the mummified right hand of the king who converted the country.

Buda Castle, Budapestmust see
Castle Hill

Buda Castle

A royal palace rebuilt after every siege, now holding the national gallery and a great deal of unresolved argument about what to do with it.

Heroes' Square, Budapestmust see
Városliget

Heroes' Square

A millennium monument to the founders of Hungary, and the emptiest large space in the city.

Gellért Hill and the Citadella, Budapestmust see
Buda

Gellért Hill and the Citadella

A 235-metre dolomite hill with a fortress the Habsburgs built to point its guns at the city below.