Eötvös Loránd University, entrance hall. The only or, at least, one of not too many places where the ancient wall-paintings have survived.
This synagogue is now a part of the Holocaust MuseumThis synagogue is now a part of the Holocaust MuseumIn the Holocaust Museum
In the Holocaust Museum. A wall with the names of Hungarian Jews killed by the Nazis.
This nice mouse is looking from its wall at the little yard where we were drinking beer 🙂
Try to guess what could it be? Yes, you are right: it’s a fountain. In the middle of a footpath. The water flows down along the grooves 🙂
The dints on the wall remain since the Hungarian Revolution of 1956Signboards in Russian can also be seen in Budapest 😉
One more fountain.
A monument to the Soviet soldiers
A monument to the Soviet soldiers; probably the only one that was not destroyed in the post-Soviet time.
The monument to those who perished during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
The monument to those who perished during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. The eternal flame is rather unusual: it is burning on a “candle” made of stone.
The Parliament Building, interiorThe Parliament Building, interior
It’s inside of the Parliament Building too. Looks like the Gold Tree of Valinor 🙂
The Parliament Building, assembly hall
Since the Hungarian parliament (the National Assembly, or Diet) was initially bicameral, there are two assembly halls in the building. Now the parliament is unicameral, so this hall is used for different conferences, and the deputies meet in the other one.
A piece of the Berlin WallThe monument to the years of Soviet ruleThe Heroes’ Square (Hősök tere)The Heroes’ Square (Hősök tere), the central column of the Millennium MonumentA pond in front of the City ParkThe pond in front of the City Park and Vajdahunyad Castle
The pond in front of the City Park. Behind it is Vajdahunyad Castle – a decorative building that contains parts of buildings from various time periods and thus displays different architectural styles: Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque.
Vajdahunyad CastleThe statue of St. Gerard on Gellért HillA waterfall under the statue of St. GerardDwarves still live on Gellért Hill 😉Pest and Elisabeth Bridge, view from Gellért HillMuseum of Applied ArtsMuseum of Applied ArtsMuseum of Applied Arts, front stepsMuseum of Applied Arts, the ceiling over the front stepsDohany Street synagogue
Dohany Street synagogue, the biggest in Europe.
Dohany Street synagogue, interiorThe cupola of the Rumbach Street synagogueThe Rumbach Street synagogue, interior
The Rumbach Street synagogue, interior. The restoration is not finished yet, unfortunately. The hall has very good acoustics and is often used for chamber concerts.
The Rumbach Street synagogue
The Rumbach Street synagogue. On the front, Tablets of Testimony can be seen, as on the other synagogues of Budapest.
The Rumbach Street synagogueA view from the cupola of St. Stephen’s Basilica
St. Stephen’s Basilica. Buda Castle is in the background.
St. Stephen’s BasilicaSt. Stephen’s BasilicaSt. Stephen’s Basilica, the central cupola
St. Stephen’s Basilica, the central cupola. The God, unfortunately, happened to appear head over heels in this photo… 😉
St. Stephen’s Basilica, interiorThere are turbo-jet escalators in Budapest metro 😉The Geological InstituteGreat Market Hall, opened in 1897Great Market Hall, interiorGreat Market Hall, interior. View from the upper level.
Buda CastleChain Bridge. It united Buda and Pest into Bedapest in 1849.Fisherman’s BastionDanube, view from the Chain BridgeKilometre ZeroThe Chain Bridge and St. Stephen’s Basilica, view from Buda CastleIn this cable car I rose to Buda CastleResidential areas still exist in the northern part of Buda Castle.Fisherman’s BastionA view of Budapest from Buda CastleThe Parliament Building, view from Buda CastleDanube and the Chain Bridge, view from Buda CastleOne more street in Buda CastleState Archive of Hungary
And once more, try to guess, what’s this? Yes, you’re right – it’s the State Archive of Hungary. However, from a distance one can think it’s a cathedral 😉
Buda Castle, residential area
A residential area in Buda Castle (the picture is made through the grille). Niches for sitting under the vaulting are characteristic for the medieval houses in Buda. It is supposed that guests’ servants were waiting for their masters here. In post-Turkish period the niches were bricked up. They were disclosed again during the Second World War, after a bombing.
Stairs from Buda Castle to the cityThe terminal station of the rack railwayThe rack railwayThere are also trams like that in Budapest 🙂The Parliament BuildingThe moon over Budapest
