Hard by the Danube in Ferencv谩ros, the National Theatre (2002) remains controversial for its architecture. Designed by M谩ria Sikl贸s, it is supposedly 'Modern Eclectic' style, mirroring other great Budapest buildings (Parliament, Opera House). The overall effect, however, is a postmodern pick-and-mix of classical and folk motifs, porticoes, balconies and columns. Some say it looks like a typewriter. The ziggurat structure outside offers good views of the river.
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Castle Hill is a kilometre-long limestone plateau towering 170m above the Danube. It contains some of Budapest鈥檚 most important medieval monuments and鈥
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The largest church in Hungary sits on Castle Hill, and its 72m-high central dome can be seen for many kilometres around. The building of the present鈥
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Budapest's stunning Great Synagogue is the world's largest Jewish house of worship outside New York City. Built in 1859, the synagogue has both Romantic鈥
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Home to more than 40 statues, busts and plaques of Lenin, Marx, B茅la Kun and others whose likenesses have ended up on trash heaps elsewhere, Memento Park,鈥
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Budapest鈥檚 neoclassical cathedral is the most sacred Catholic church in all of Hungary and contains its most revered relic: the mummified right hand of鈥
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The headquarters of the dreaded 脕VH secret police houses the disturbing House of Terror, focusing on the crimes and atrocities of Hungary's fascist and鈥
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The Eclectic-style Parliament, designed by Imre Steindl and completed in 1902, has 691 sumptuously decorated rooms. You鈥檒l get to see several of these and鈥
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The Hungarian National Museum houses the nation鈥檚 most important collection of historical relics in an impressive neoclassical building, purpose built in鈥
Nearby Budapest attractions
1. Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art
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Housed in the architecturally controversial Palace of Arts just north of R谩k贸czi Bridge, the Ludwig Museum holds Hungary鈥檚 most important collection of鈥
2. Zwack Museum & Visitors' Centre
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Unicum, the thick medicinal-tasting aperitif made from 40 herbs and spices, is as bitter as a loser鈥檚 tears and a favourite drink in Hungary. To delve鈥
3. Berzenczey utca Apartment Block
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This beautiful building was designed by Secessionist master architect 脰d枚n Lechner in 1895.
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Housed in a striking modern building, the centre opened in 2004 on the 60th anniversary of the start of the Holocaust in Hungary. The thematic permanent鈥
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Inside B谩lna Budapest, the whale-shaped complex beached by the Danube, the New Budapest Gallery is a spare, modern space hosting changing exhibitions that鈥
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Housed in a gorgeous 脰d枚n Lechner鈥揹esigned building (1896) decorated with Zsolnay ceramic tiles, this museum was closed for renovation at the time of鈥
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A restored art deco building, the Corvin sits in the middle of a square flanked by Regency-like houses. Note the two wonderful reliefs outside the main鈥
8. Hungarian Natural History Museum
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The skeleton of a finback whale greets you at this science museum, which houses a confusing raft of interactive displays over three floors. Interesting鈥