Top 10 places to go in budapest
1. Matthias Church
Built in the 13th and
recreated in the 19th century, the Matthias
Church is a beautiful neo-Gothic church with tiled roof, and
beautifully painted interior.
Buda, district 1,
Szentháromság tér 2.
2. Fishermen's Bastion (Halászbástya)
Situated right next to Matthias
Church, this Bastion was built a century ago to celebrate the 1000th
anniversary of the Magyars' arrival in Europe.
The seven towers stand for the 7 tribes that came from the east.
3. Synagogue (Jewish Museum)
The worlds second largest
synagogue in the heart of the city. The
museum has a collection of ritual objects,
and pictures of the Hungarian Holocaust.
Pest,
district 7, Dohány
utca 2.
4. Heroes Square (Hősök Tere)
This square was built in
1896 for the Millennium celebrations. You can
see the archangel Gabriel, with colonnades bearing statues of
historical Hungarian leaders.
Pest,
(yellow Metro line, get off at Hősök
Tere)
5. St. Stephens Basilica
Built between 1851 and
1905, the dome of the Basilica is exactly the same height as the
Parliament's (96
meters) to mark the conquest in 896. St. Stephens holy right hand
rests in a side chapel.
Pest,
district 5, Szent István
tér