38 result(s) for memorial in Getting around
Video Article: Hungarian Versailles, The House Of Music In Fertőd
- 11 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
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Working for decades for the lord of the palace, Prince Miklós Esterházy, composer Joseph Haydn once lived in this 18th-century Baroque building. There is a furnished memorial room here in his honour.
Parliament Square Renovation In Budapest Almost Complete, Says Project Director
- 15 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
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The renovation of Kossuth square in front of the Parliament building in Budapest is almost complete, Project Director Tamás Wachsler told MTI. The square has been renovated under the programme named after Imre Steindl, the 19th-century Hungarian architect who built the neo-Gothic Parliament. A paved square has been added on 55,000 square metres and the park has been extended, Wachsler said.
Kossuth Square Reopens Renewed On Saturday
- 13 Mar 2014 11:02 AM
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Hungary will celebrate one of its most important national holidays this Saturday, March 15. It’s the anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, a freedom fight that became a war of independence against the Austrian Empire. The March 15 holiday is always special, but this year will be especially so because the festivities will include the reopening of the completely renovated Kossuth Square ...
Xplore Budapest: Gellért Hill
- 9 Jan 2014 7:00 AM
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Gellért hill is one of the most characteristic sights of Budapest, to say nothing of the fact that one of the most beautiful views over the capital opens from here. T
Xploring Budapest: Heroes' Square
- 15 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
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"The Heroes' Square (Hősök tere in Hungarian) is one of the most beautiful and important squares of Budapest. It lies at the end of the Andrássy Avenue and together they form part of the World Heritage. It is very close to the City Park, the Zoo and the Amusement Park.
Ópusztaszer National Historical Memorial Park Becomes A Hungarian National Memorial Site
- 6 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
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The Ópusztaszer National Historical Memorial Park was declared a National Memorial Site on the Day of National Unity. Minister of State heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár declared that the Day of National Unity is also the day of real Europeanness and the day of regime change without compromise.
Visit "Zsolnay Memorial Room" In Budapest
- 2 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
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Zsolnay Ceramics have been declared "National Treasure", the architectural Zsolnay ceramics deck nearly 200 buildings all over Budapest, and in many more cities around the globe, from Szabadka, Marosvásárhely, Venice, Italy, and Mexico City, on the scanae frons of the auditorium in the Teatro/Museo Nazional; the "Zsolnay Memorial Room" in Budapest, IX. district, is the dwelling place preserves of ...
Xpat Opinion: Shoes On The Danube In Budapest
- 11 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
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If you listen to anyone talking about the Second World War, and more specifically, the systematic extermination of Europe's Jewish population, you will more-likely-than-not hear some variation on the phrase ‘Lest we forget.’ The poignant Jewish memorial on the Pest bank of the Danube is so discreet that you're unlikely to spot it. If you try to find it from the direction of the Parliament, you ...
Xplore Budapest: The Zsolnay Memorial Room
- 30 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
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Private home of the great-grandson of Zsolnay Factory Founder, Vilmos Zsolnay (1828-1900), the large once "beourgeois" flat was never partitioned off following the seizure by the Communists. Tamás Mattyasovszky Zsolnay and his wife moved to this then not so chic location of Ferencváros (IX District) in 1994, with what remained of his inherited Zsolnay keepsakes, paintings, furniture, and ...
Video Article: Hungarian Versailles, The House Of Music In Fertőd
- 11 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
- getting around
Working for decades for the lord of the palace, Prince Miklós Esterházy, composer Joseph Haydn once lived in this 18th-century Baroque building. There is a furnished memorial room here in his honour.
Parliament Square Renovation In Budapest Almost Complete, Says Project Director
- 15 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- getting around
The renovation of Kossuth square in front of the Parliament building in Budapest is almost complete, Project Director Tamás Wachsler told MTI. The square has been renovated under the programme named after Imre Steindl, the 19th-century Hungarian architect who built the neo-Gothic Parliament. A paved square has been added on 55,000 square metres and the park has been extended, Wachsler said.
Kossuth Square Reopens Renewed On Saturday
- 13 Mar 2014 11:02 AM
- getting around
Hungary will celebrate one of its most important national holidays this Saturday, March 15. It’s the anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, a freedom fight that became a war of independence against the Austrian Empire. The March 15 holiday is always special, but this year will be especially so because the festivities will include the reopening of the completely renovated Kossuth Square ...
Xplore Budapest: Gellért Hill
- 9 Jan 2014 7:00 AM
- getting around
Gellért hill is one of the most characteristic sights of Budapest, to say nothing of the fact that one of the most beautiful views over the capital opens from here. T
Xploring Budapest: Heroes' Square
- 15 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
"The Heroes' Square (Hősök tere in Hungarian) is one of the most beautiful and important squares of Budapest. It lies at the end of the Andrássy Avenue and together they form part of the World Heritage. It is very close to the City Park, the Zoo and the Amusement Park.
Ópusztaszer National Historical Memorial Park Becomes A Hungarian National Memorial Site
- 6 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Ópusztaszer National Historical Memorial Park was declared a National Memorial Site on the Day of National Unity. Minister of State heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár declared that the Day of National Unity is also the day of real Europeanness and the day of regime change without compromise.
Visit "Zsolnay Memorial Room" In Budapest
- 2 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Zsolnay Ceramics have been declared "National Treasure", the architectural Zsolnay ceramics deck nearly 200 buildings all over Budapest, and in many more cities around the globe, from Szabadka, Marosvásárhely, Venice, Italy, and Mexico City, on the scanae frons of the auditorium in the Teatro/Museo Nazional; the "Zsolnay Memorial Room" in Budapest, IX. district, is the dwelling place preserves of ...
Xpat Opinion: Shoes On The Danube In Budapest
- 11 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
If you listen to anyone talking about the Second World War, and more specifically, the systematic extermination of Europe's Jewish population, you will more-likely-than-not hear some variation on the phrase ‘Lest we forget.’ The poignant Jewish memorial on the Pest bank of the Danube is so discreet that you're unlikely to spot it. If you try to find it from the direction of the Parliament, you ...
Xplore Budapest: The Zsolnay Memorial Room
- 30 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Private home of the great-grandson of Zsolnay Factory Founder, Vilmos Zsolnay (1828-1900), the large once "beourgeois" flat was never partitioned off following the seizure by the Communists. Tamás Mattyasovszky Zsolnay and his wife moved to this then not so chic location of Ferencváros (IX District) in 1994, with what remained of his inherited Zsolnay keepsakes, paintings, furniture, and ...