5 result(s) for péter mihály in Getting around
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
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.
Top 7 Viewpoints in Budapest
- 10 Oct 2023 5:46 AM
- getting around
Budapest’s legendary beauty is best admired from above. The city also offers a variety of vantage points, from the dome of the Basilica to the hilltop take-off point for the local paragliding fraternity.
Insider’s Guide: Hungarian National Museum in Budapest
- 17 Aug 2023 9:06 AM
- getting around
Predating Budapest’s many landmarks unveiled in the later 1800s, the Hungarian National Museum was built in the ten years before the Uprising of 1848 – in fact, it is indelibly linked to those momentous events. In our continuing series proving the backstories to Budapest’s great landmarks, we look at this former seat of government, now housing a comprehensive display showing the history of ...
Insider’s Guide: Kolodko's Strange Small Statues Around Budapest
- 14 Jun 2023 6:02 PM
- getting around
As you pass Budapest’s key sites and vantage points, keep a look out for a strange little figure you might see alongside. These figurines are the work of sculptor Mihály Kolodko and often embellish the story behind the landmark, usually in an offbeat, humorous way.
"Homeless Jesus” Sculpture Unveiled
- 13 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- getting around
Cardinal Péter Erdõ consecrated the statue of a homeless Jesus laying on a bench near the church on Horváth Mihály tér in Budapest’s Eighth District on Tuesday.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
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.
Top 7 Viewpoints in Budapest
- 10 Oct 2023 5:46 AM
- getting around
Budapest’s legendary beauty is best admired from above. The city also offers a variety of vantage points, from the dome of the Basilica to the hilltop take-off point for the local paragliding fraternity.
Insider’s Guide: Hungarian National Museum in Budapest
- 17 Aug 2023 9:06 AM
- getting around
Predating Budapest’s many landmarks unveiled in the later 1800s, the Hungarian National Museum was built in the ten years before the Uprising of 1848 – in fact, it is indelibly linked to those momentous events. In our continuing series proving the backstories to Budapest’s great landmarks, we look at this former seat of government, now housing a comprehensive display showing the history of ...
Insider’s Guide: Kolodko's Strange Small Statues Around Budapest
- 14 Jun 2023 6:02 PM
- getting around
As you pass Budapest’s key sites and vantage points, keep a look out for a strange little figure you might see alongside. These figurines are the work of sculptor Mihály Kolodko and often embellish the story behind the landmark, usually in an offbeat, humorous way.
"Homeless Jesus” Sculpture Unveiled
- 13 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- getting around
Cardinal Péter Erdõ consecrated the statue of a homeless Jesus laying on a bench near the church on Horváth Mihály tér in Budapest’s Eighth District on Tuesday.