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Xploring Budapest: Heroes' Square

Xploring Budapest: Heroes' Square

  • 19 Mar 2024 1:49 PM
  • getting around
Heroes' Square is one of the major squares in Budapest, Hungary, noted for its iconic Millennium Monument with statues featuring the Seven chieftains of the Magyars and other important Hungarian national leaders, as well as the Memorial Stone of Heroes, often erroneously referred as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names

Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names

A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Revamp of Budapest’s Downtown Ring Road on Horizon - Plans For Area Also Include Attracting Businesses “Other Than Pubs”

Revamp of Budapest’s Downtown Ring Road on Horizon - Plans For Area Also Include Attracting Businesses “Other Than Pubs”

Planning for the revamp of a major section of Budapest’s Ring Road linking Petofi Bridge and Margaret Bridge is set to begin this year, with the first stage of the renovation works expected to get under way next year, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said.
Budapest Transport Centre: Current Tariffs, Budapest Passes Remain Valid for Suburban Services

Budapest Transport Centre: Current Tariffs, Budapest Passes Remain Valid for Suburban Services

The Budapest transport centre BKK on Friday signed agreements with suburban railways operators MÁV-HÉV and with national coach operator Volán which ensures that the current system of tariffs will remain in force, BKK said.
Mobility Week Programme Launched by Mayor Karácsony - Fewer Traffic Jams in Budapest?

Mobility Week Programme Launched by Mayor Karácsony - Fewer Traffic Jams in Budapest?

The message of European Mobility Week is that Budapest is not just made up of motorists, cyclists and public transport passengers, but also residents who want to get around, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said on Friday, opening the environmental campaign in the capital.

"Rain Park" in Budapest: Winner of Hungary’s National Green Cities Europe Award to Represent at International Contest

Northern Budapest’s Pünkösdfürdő Park, the winner of Hungary’s National Green Cities Europe Award, will represent the country in the Green Cities Europe international contest in Brussels in October, Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Facebook.
Insider’s Guide: Heroes’ Square in Budapest

Insider’s Guide: Heroes’ Square in Budapest

  • 10 Jul 2023 1:53 PM
  • getting around
Of Budapest’s many landmarks, few make a statement as bold as Heroes’ Square, Hősök tere to Hungarians, bookending Andrássy út before the greenery of City Park.
Budapesters Vote: 'We Don’t Want Cars Back on Chain Bridge'

Budapesters Vote: 'We Don’t Want Cars Back on Chain Bridge'

Participants in “Budapest’s first residents’ meeting”, an online municipal survey, have expressed their preference for maintaining the current traffic rules on the city’s landmark Chain Bridge, allowing buses and taxis, as well as pedestrians and cyclists but no private cars, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor said.
Finally, Budapest's Arany János Metro Station Reopens

Finally, Budapest's Arany János Metro Station Reopens

The development project implemented through the upgrade of metro M3 is not only meant for the people of Budapest, and does not only serve the interests of the people of the capital city, Minister for Regional Development and EU Funds Tibor Navracsics said on Monday as he reopened the renovated line at the Arany János utca station.
Xploring Budapest: Heroes' Square

Xploring Budapest: Heroes' Square

  • 19 Mar 2024 1:49 PM
  • getting around
Heroes' Square is one of the major squares in Budapest, Hungary, noted for its iconic Millennium Monument with statues featuring the Seven chieftains of the Magyars and other important Hungarian national leaders, as well as the Memorial Stone of Heroes, often erroneously referred as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names

Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names

A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Revamp of Budapest’s Downtown Ring Road on Horizon - Plans For Area Also Include Attracting Businesses “Other Than Pubs”

Revamp of Budapest’s Downtown Ring Road on Horizon - Plans For Area Also Include Attracting Businesses “Other Than Pubs”

Planning for the revamp of a major section of Budapest’s Ring Road linking Petofi Bridge and Margaret Bridge is set to begin this year, with the first stage of the renovation works expected to get under way next year, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said.
Budapest Transport Centre: Current Tariffs, Budapest Passes Remain Valid for Suburban Services

Budapest Transport Centre: Current Tariffs, Budapest Passes Remain Valid for Suburban Services

The Budapest transport centre BKK on Friday signed agreements with suburban railways operators MÁV-HÉV and with national coach operator Volán which ensures that the current system of tariffs will remain in force, BKK said.
Mobility Week Programme Launched by Mayor Karácsony - Fewer Traffic Jams in Budapest?

Mobility Week Programme Launched by Mayor Karácsony - Fewer Traffic Jams in Budapest?

The message of European Mobility Week is that Budapest is not just made up of motorists, cyclists and public transport passengers, but also residents who want to get around, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said on Friday, opening the environmental campaign in the capital.

"Rain Park" in Budapest: Winner of Hungary’s National Green Cities Europe Award to Represent at International Contest

Northern Budapest’s Pünkösdfürdő Park, the winner of Hungary’s National Green Cities Europe Award, will represent the country in the Green Cities Europe international contest in Brussels in October, Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Facebook.
Insider’s Guide: Heroes’ Square in Budapest

Insider’s Guide: Heroes’ Square in Budapest

  • 10 Jul 2023 1:53 PM
  • getting around
Of Budapest’s many landmarks, few make a statement as bold as Heroes’ Square, Hősök tere to Hungarians, bookending Andrássy út before the greenery of City Park.
Budapesters Vote: 'We Don’t Want Cars Back on Chain Bridge'

Budapesters Vote: 'We Don’t Want Cars Back on Chain Bridge'

Participants in “Budapest’s first residents’ meeting”, an online municipal survey, have expressed their preference for maintaining the current traffic rules on the city’s landmark Chain Bridge, allowing buses and taxis, as well as pedestrians and cyclists but no private cars, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor said.
Finally, Budapest's Arany János Metro Station Reopens

Finally, Budapest's Arany János Metro Station Reopens

The development project implemented through the upgrade of metro M3 is not only meant for the people of Budapest, and does not only serve the interests of the people of the capital city, Minister for Regional Development and EU Funds Tibor Navracsics said on Monday as he reopened the renovated line at the Arany János utca station.