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BACKGROUND Two Sisters on the River 12 Facts 16 Population*Politics*Economy 17 City History 22 Romans, Huns and rpads 23 The Coming of the Turks 25 The Danube Monarchy 26 Hungary up to 1945 28 The Communist Era 30 Democracy and Integration with the West 33 Art and Culture 36 Architecture 37 A National Style 40 Fine Arts 44 Budapest: City of Culture 47 Famous People 50 PRACTICALITIES Accommodation 60 Arrival*Before the Journey 66 Baths and Spas 70 In balneis salus ... 72 Children in Budapest 74 Electricity 76 Emergency 76 Entertainment 76 Etiquette and Customs 78 Festivals*Holidays*Events 80 Food and Drink 82 Health 91 Information 92 Language 93 Literature 101 Lost Property 102 Money 103 Museums and Exhibitions 104 Newspapers and Listings 109 Personal Safety 109 Post and Telecommunications 110 Prices*Discounts 111 Shopping 112 Sport and Outdoors 117 Theatre*Concerts*Musicals 119 Tours*Guides 123 Transport 124 Travellers with Disabilities 127 When to go 127 TOURS Getting Around in Budapest 134 Tour 1: Across the Chain Bridge to the Castle District 134 Tour 2: Gellert Hill 137 Tour 3: Along Andrassy ut to Heroes' Square 141 SIGHTS FROM A to Z Andrassy ut 144 Aquincum 146 Arts and Crafts Museum 148 Batthyany ter 149 Buda Hills 151 Castle District 152 Cemeteries 161 Chain Bridge 162 Danube Bend 164 Elizabeth Bridge 168 Ethnographic Museum 168 Ferenciek tere 170 Fishermen's Bastion 171 Fovam ter 172 Franz Liszt Academy of Music 173 Gellert Bath 174 Gellert Hill 175 Hungarys Seething Cauldron 178 Godollo 182 Great Synagogue 182 Survival: Jewish Budapest 184 Holocaust Museum 186 Hosok tere 187 Inner City Parish Church 188 Karolyi Palace 190 Kiskorut 191 Kossuth Lajos ter 194 Marcius 15 ter 195 Margaret Island 196 Matthias Church 1983D: Matthias Church 200 Museum of Fine Arts 202 Nagykorut 208 Nagyteteny Palace 210 National Museum 211 Nepliget 213 A"buda 214 Parliament 2183D: Parliament 220 Post Savings Bank Building 222 Rakoczi ut 223 Roosevelt ter 223 Rose Hill 224 Royal Palace 2253D: Royal Palace 226 St Stephen's Basilica 235 Sculpture Park 237 State Opera House 238 Szabadsag ter 240 Szentendre 241 Taban 244 Town Hall 245 University Church 246 Vaci utca 247 Cukraszdas in Budapest 248 Varosliget 250 Velence Lake 255 Vigado 256 Vizivaros 256 Vorosmarty ter 258 Index 260 List of Maps and Illustrations 264 Photo Credits 265 Publishers Information 265

BACKGROUND Two Sisters on the River 12 Facts 16 Population*Politics*Economy 17 City History 22 Romans, Huns and rpads 23 The Coming of the Turks 25 The Danube Monarchy 26 Hungary up to 1945 28 The Communist Era 30 Democracy and Integration with the West 33 Art and Culture 36 Architecture 37 A National Style 40 Fine Arts 44 Budapest: City of Culture 47 Famous People 50 PRACTICALITIES Accommodation 60 Arrival*Before the Journey 66 Baths and Spas 70 In balneis salus ... 72 Children in Budapest 74 Electricity 76 Emergency 76 Entertainment 76 Etiquette and Customs 78 Festivals*Holidays*Events 80 Food and Drink 82 Health 91 Information 92 Language 93 Literature 101 Lost Property 102 Money 103 Museums and Exhibitions 104 Newspapers and Listings 109 Personal Safety 109 Post and Telecommunications 110 Prices*Discounts 111 Shopping 112 Sport and Outdoors 117 Theatre*Concerts*Musicals 119 Tours*Guides 123 Transport 124 Travellers with Disabilities 127 When to go 127 TOURS Getting Around in Budapest 134 Tour 1: Across the Chain Bridge to the Castle District 134 Tour 2: Gellert Hill 137 Tour 3: Along Andrassy ut to Heroes' Square 141 SIGHTS FROM A to Z Andrassy ut 144 Aquincum 146 Arts and Crafts Museum 148 Batthyany ter 149 Buda Hills 151 Castle District 152 Cemeteries 161 Chain Bridge 162 Danube Bend 164 Elizabeth Bridge 168 Ethnographic Museum 168 Ferenciek tere 170 Fishermen's Bastion 171 Fovam ter 172 Franz Liszt Academy of Music 173 Gellert Bath 174 Gellert Hill 175 Hungarys Seething Cauldron 178 Godollo 182 Great Synagogue 182 Survival: Jewish Budapest 184 Holocaust Museum 186 Hosok tere 187 Inner City Parish Church 188 Karolyi Palace 190 Kiskorut 191 Kossuth Lajos ter 194 Marcius 15 ter 195 Margaret Island 196 Matthias Church 1983D: Matthias Church 200 Museum of Fine Arts 202 Nagykorut 208 Nagyteteny Palace 210 National Museum 211 Nepliget 213 A"buda 214 Parliament 2183D: Parliament 220 Post Savings Bank Building 222 Rakoczi ut 223 Roosevelt ter 223 Rose Hill 224 Royal Palace 2253D: Royal Palace 226 St Stephen's Basilica 235 Sculpture Park 237 State Opera House 238 Szabadsag ter 240 Szentendre 241 Taban 244 Town Hall 245 University Church 246 Vaci utca 247 Cukraszdas in Budapest 248 Varosliget 250 Velence Lake 255 Vigado 256 Vizivaros 256 Vorosmarty ter 258 Index 260 List of Maps and Illustrations 264 Photo Credits 265 Publishers Information 265

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