Budapest: the Belváros

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Vörösmarty tér

The Belváros – or Inner City – is the hub of Pest with many shops and cafés. We passed through it several times on our way to and from other places, so the pictures that follow are highlights taken on different days.

Vörösmarty tér

This square, seen above, is the hub of the hub, if you like. It’s dominated by the statue of Mihály Vörösmarty (1800-55), a poet renowned for his hymn to Magyar identity, the first line of which is carved on the pedestal: Be faithful to your land forever, oh Hungarians.

Mihály Vörösmarty statue
Mihály Vörösmarty statue

Decorated buildings

I can’t now remember where many of the buildings and monuments depicted in the rest of the post were! This beauty has panels depicting the four seasons.

This gorgeous art deco panel of Our Lady, Patron of Hungary, is on Szervita tér.

Building with Art Deco mosaic
Art Deco mosaic

These are on Váci utca.

Váci utca
Váci utca
Váci utca
Váci utca

And this is the Great Market Hall.

Great Market Hall
Great Market Hall

Churches

There were many churches in the area, but we only seem to have pictures of these two, the Protestant Church and the Servite Church.

Protestant Church at Kalvin Square
Servite Church

Statues and fountains

As usual in Budapest, we found many delightful examples.

Old Father Danube
Old Father Danube
Fisher-girl fountain
Cat with wings
Statue of a woman
Mercury
St Hedwig
St Kinga
The Little Princess
Monument to 125th anniversary of Buda and Pest

And, finally, that is the end of my Budapest diary. Since we were there in March we have been accumulating many Scottish photographs so the next few posts will be closer to home.

Hungary

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  1. Wow, you did a great job of identifying many of the buildings and statues. I didn’t do so well, but I snapped a lot of photos. Mike, probably annoyed by my stopping every few minutes, told me I wasn’t allowed to photograph any buildings I couldn’t identify, but of course I ignored him and continued taking pictures! You did have some blue sunny days! 🙂

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  2. Thank you for sharing! I am traveling to Budapest next week, I am going to spend 2 nights in the city. Let’s hope it is enough to visit most of the best places. I am spending the first day in Buda and the second in Pest. The city looks delightful!

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  6. I’m glad you enjoyed our capital!
    If you don’t mind, I would like to correct one tiny mistake: it’s belváros, not belvarós 🙂 . I hope you’re not mad at me for correcting you, and that you will come visit again in the future.
    Thank you for sharing your trip!

    Petra

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  7. It’s enjoyable going to places where you don’t know much about the history as it’s a fresh slate then with everything new to discover.

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  12. Thanks for sharing your trip to Budapest. I don’t travel nearly as much as I want to, so I really do appreciate posts that show what other countries and cities are like. For now, it will have to do!

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  13. Love the architecture, the churches in particular and the sculptures. Lovely photos and have enjoyed traveling with you to a country we have not yet experienced… and now are more keen to go than ever! Thanks for sharing.

    Peta

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  16. Hi Anabel – love these and knowing that the Belvaros is the central hub (the city) … and wonderful all things! Gosh it does draw one in … a visit at some stage … so much to see and history to appreciate … loved your series here … cheers Hilary

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  19. I must show hubby the cat with wings:) This is a beautiful part of Budapest and loving the Art Nouveau artifices and mosaics and paintings especially the 4 seasons. What a beautiful trip you had and such great memories

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  21. I’ve greatly enjoyed your Budapest Diary, Anabel. Thanks so much for sharing this.
    I see that, for this post, you have followed my husband’s travel rule: Only 2 churches (I add: Only 2 castles. We both add: Only 1 pagoda!)

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