Presentation about Budapest and famous places

The presentation is about Budapest.

1. Made by : Anne Kondor Budapest

2. Budapest Capital city of Hungary 23 districts Population of approx . 1.8 million Danube 11 bridges connect Pest to Buda in Budapest Chinese , German , Russian , Gypsies , Romanian and Slovak 7th most visited city of Europe World heritage sights

3. Heroes ’ square

4. Heroes ’ S quare Located at the end of Andrássy Avenue Named as Heroes ’ Square since 1932 Until 1937 it was a kind of park Part of the UNESCO since 2002

5. Statues located in the square : Millennial Monument in the center Gabriel Archangel on top Árpád who was the head of the confederation of the Hungarian tribes underneath Seven chieftains of the Hungarians around Peristile on the left hand side shows our greatest kings e.g . Stephen I. Peristile on the right hand side shows our Transilvanian kings At the end of both peristiles there are the statues of Knowledge and Glory facing the Andrássy Avenue , War and Peace facing each other

6. City Park

7. City Park 2nd largest public park of Budapest 100 hectare (=1 million m 2 ) Built for Millennial Celebrations Heroes ’ Square Vajdahunyad Castle Several Hungarian buildings Museum of Hungarian Agriculture Pond Artificial ice rink Zoo and arborate Museum of Fine Arts There used to be the Amusement Park was closed in 2013

8. Buda C astle District

9. Buda Castle District Located on the Castle Hill Extended cave and basement system underneath , Constructions of the castle begun in 1243 Since 1987 part of the UNESCO

10. People still live in the Castle District Magnificent , decorative buildings

11. Matthias Church is located in the Square of Holy Trinity Here was crowned Franz Joseph and his wife Elisabeth (Sisi) King Charles IV. and his wife Zita Total height of the tower is 78.16 m Currently has 7 bells King Mathias got married here twice

12. Hungarian Parliament

13. Hungarian Parliament Located on the Danube in the Kossuth Lajos Square 3th biggest parliament of the world Layout of the rooms are totally simmetrical

14. Hungarian St. Crown

15. Hungarian Coronation Marks

16. Hungarian National Gallery

17. Hungarian National Gallery Operates as an independent museum since 1957 Relocated to the Buda Castle in 1975

18. Hungarian State Opera

19. Hungarian State Opera One of the most important monuments from the 19th century Built in Neorenaissance according to Ybl Miklós’s plans Opening ceremony took place on 27th September 1884

20. Hungarian National Museum

21. Built in klassicist style between 1837 and 1847 Main architect was Pollack Mihály Founder was Széchényi Ferenc Collections of 11884 documents , 1156 hand-written documents , 142 map collections , 2019 golden coins etc. Hungarian National Museum

22. Synagogue of Dohány Street

23. 9.: Dohány Street Synagogue

24. Synagogue of Dohány Street Located in the 7th district of Budapest, in the Dohány St . One of the biggest synagogues in Europe Important symbol of the Hungarian Jewry Plays a significant role in the cultural life of Budapest

25. Margaret Island

26. Margaret Island Margaret Island is one of the islands of the Danube in Budapest There are some hotels , restaurants and sports facilities There are ruins from the middle ages , statues , smaller ponds

27. Thank you for your attention !