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The Great Market Hall for food, souvenirs or just some bustling Budapest atmosphere
The Great Market Hall (Nagycsarnok), or to give its official name the Central Market Hall (Központi Vásárcsarnok), is located on Fővám Square (Fővám Tér) in the 9th district of Budapest, in the downtown area of Pest. It is the largest indoor market in Budapest and was designed and built by Samu Pecz.
The Museum of Applied Arts combines design and beauty
The Museum of Applied Arts is housed in a beautiful Art Nouveau building that is worth seeing, even if you do not go inside. There are two permanent exhibitions, Art Nouveau furniture and an exhibition on Ottoman Carpets. There are also temporary exhibitions, like the recent Hadyn exhibition.
The Hungarian National Museum provides a combination of history, politics and culture
he Hungarian National Museum is well worth a visit and could enlighten you to the history of the region of Hungary before it was Hungary as well as more recent historical and political events, like the 1848 revolution which started on the steps of the museum.
The Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest is well worth a visit
The Great Synagogue, also known as Dohány Street Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagóga or Dohány utcai Zsinagóga) or Tabakgasse Synagogue, is located in downtown Budapest. It is the largest synagogue in Eurasia and the second largest in the world, after the Temple Emanu-El.
Saint Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest offers great views of the city as well as being a beautiful church
St. Stephen’s Basilica is the largest ecclesiastical building in Budapest and has been visited by former Pope John Paul II. It is named in honour of St. Stephen, the first King of Hungary, whose mummified and incorruptible right hand is housed here. He was also the king who dedicated the nation to Christianity.
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