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Like many of Budapest’s iconic buildings, Central Market Hall was built at the turn of the 20th century. The building was severely damaged during WWII and was not fully restored until the late 90s.
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Matthias Church was originally built in the 15th century and rebuilt at the end of the 19th century. It sits at the top of Buda and contains panoramic views of Pest. It’s also called the Coronation Church and is where the historically significant Franz Joseph and Sissi were coronated.
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Budapest’s Castle Hill Funicular was the second funicular in Europe. The funicular takes visitors from the banks of the Danube to Castle Hill. The original 1870 funicular was destroyed in WWII but reopened in 1986. We opted to take the hike up which featured two bridges across the track.
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Inside the basilica.
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Another street ender and another Budapest build in the early 1900s. This time it’s the neoclassical St Stephen’s Basilica. We were lucky enough to stay half a block north of this cathedral.
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The Hungarian Parliament Building. Budapest was busy around the time this was built after forming their city from Buda, Pest, and Obuda in 1873. The Neo-Gothic building was inaugurated for Hungary’s 1000th anniversary in 1896 and completed in 1906….
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The Shoes on the Danube Bank is another powerful memorial. The 60 iron sculpted pairs of shoes represents the 3,500 people shot into the Danube River towards the end of WWII. The victims were told to take off their shoes before being murdered…..
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Moving on to Budapest with Tram #2 which travels on the Pest side along the Danube…
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“Az esztendő minden egyes napját ajándékba tartogatja valaki számára: annak a valakinek az a legboldogabb napja. A többi emberrel az a nap csak megtörténik, ők csak élvezik a napfényt, dühöngenek az eső miatt, és soha nem tudják meg, hogy valójában kié az a nap; és a szerencsés kiválasztott boldogan mulat a többiek tudatlanságán. Senki sem sejtheti előre, hogy melyik nap lesz az övé, nem tudhatja, hogy mi lesz az a csekélység, aminek az élete végéig őrzi majd emlékét: egy fodrozódó víztócsa széléről visszaverődő napfény, vagy egy lehulló juharlevél keringő tánca; sőt gyakran megesik az is, hogy valaki csak az emlékeiben ismeri fel a saját napját, jóval azután, hogy leszakította, összegyűrte és az íróasztala alá hajította a naptárlapot, rajta az elfeledett dátummal”./Vladimir Nabokov– Egy naplemente részletei

“- Papa, érdekesek a városok?
- Szerintem nem túlságosan.
- Akkor miért építenek az emberek városokat (…)?
- Félnek a magánytól. (…)
- A városban nincs magány?
- Ott van csak igazán. Csak nem lehet észrevenni.”
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