The 120-year-old Grand Boulevard passes along many cultural, historic and architectural monuments and urban sights of interest, and experts and members of the public will be invited to share discussions about them, a statement by the organising contemporary architectural centre (KEK) said.

Programmes will include talks about future plans for the Grand Boulevard as well as work to bring the oral history of the area to life. Stories from businesses and residents living or working on the Körút, as Budapesters often call it, will be collected and presented throughout the weekend.

Famous buildings on the Körút include the New York Coffeehouse, the Comedy Theatre (Vígszinház) and the Nyugati railway station designed by the office of Gustav Eiffel, as well as the Corinthia Grand Hotel.

The Budapest 100 has been organised since 2011 and it draws tens of thousands of visitors each year.

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