| Castle DistrictIn 1987 The Unesco decided to include | | | | Parliament and other outstanding architectural |
| the Castle District and the Danube embankment in | | | | masterpieces.The first permanent connection |
| their World Heritage programme . The main reason | | | | between Buda and Pest, the Chain Bridge (Szechenyi |
| they did so is that Budapest incorporates many | | | | Lanchid) spans the Danube between Clark Adam |
| historic and cultural sights that depict important | | | | Square and Roosevelt Square. The white and |
| periods from the story of the city.In Castle District | | | | graceful Elizabeth Bridge (Erzsebet hid) anod the |
| you'll find several-centuries of Budapest history | | | | Liberty Bridge (Szabadsag hid) provide additional links, |
| condensed. Numerous sieges, wars and natural | | | | making the two city parts a whole entity.Near the |
| disasters destroyed much of the original Castle | | | | Pest end of the Chain Bridge you can admire two |
| Quarter, still its beauty and charm will enchant you. | | | | architectural gems:- The Neo-Renaissance Hungarian |
| Although reconstruction works managed to preserve | | | | Academy of Sciences- Gresham Palace representing |
| remains of the earliest monuments, mainly Baroque | | | | Art-Nouveau splendour, where the Four Seasons |
| buildings dominate the districts today.The Royal | | | | Hotel provides for your luxury accommodation.Behind |
| Palace plays an important role not only in Budapest's | | | | the Parliament buildings stand Budapest's largest |
| but in the country's cultural life. The palace's medieval | | | | church, St. Stephen's Basilica.More Budapest World |
| part houses the Budapest Historical Museum. The | | | | Heritage Sites added in 2002Andrassy Avenue and its |
| National Gallery, the National Szechenyi Library and | | | | environsAndrassy avenue and its environs are the |
| the Ludwig Museum with contemporary exhibitions | | | | most beautiful parts of Budapest.The elegant |
| are also there.In the heart of the Castle District on | | | | mansions and villas along its sides display architectural |
| Holy Trinity Square (Szentharomsag ter) stands the | | | | styles from the second half of the 19th century. The |
| capital's most famous temple, Matthias Church. The | | | | avenue received its name after Count Gyula |
| more than 700-year old church witnessed many | | | | Andrassy, Hungary's prime minister between |
| coronations and royal weddings. Its Gothic tower | | | | 1867-1971, who cared about Budapest and done |
| together with the turreted Fishermen's Bastion | | | | much to develop it into a true metropolis.Numerous |
| (Halaszbastya) in the background are among the best | | | | important cultural and historic buildings stand along the |
| known landmarks of Budapest. The Castle District | | | | road, like the Budapest Opera House or the Millennium |
| well deserves to be part of the Unesco's World | | | | Monument on its other end on Heroes' Square. Two |
| Heritage sites.Let me tell you two more things I love | | | | great museums flank the squrare on its sides- The |
| about this historic quarter of Budapest:- walking on its | | | | Museum of Fine Arts-both its permanent and |
| cobbled, romantic streets in an early spring morning | | | | temporary exhibitions worth a visit- Hall of Art |
| (before the tourists arrive)- the breathtaking | | | | (Mucsarnok)-home to Hungarian and international |
| panorama of the Danube with the bridges and the | | | | contemporary exhibitionsContinental Europe's first |
| Pest embankment with the dominating Parliament.If | | | | underground line (M1 or yellow metro line) runs |
| not for its World Heritage status than for the two | | | | underneath the wide avenue, connecting the bustling |
| above benefits you must not miss visiting the Castle | | | | downtown Budapest with the City Park behind |
| District in Buda.Danube embankmentYou can descend | | | | Heroes' Square. The park is a place for entertainment |
| from Castle Hill by the cogwheel railway (entrance at | | | | and relaxation with the Amusement Park, Budapest |
| Fishermen's Bastion), and you'll arrive at Clark Adam | | | | Zoo and Botanical Gardens and the Szecheny Baths. |
| Square.The whole Danube embankment from the | | | | The lake entices you to rowing in summer or ice |
| Gellert Hill to the Rudas Baths forms a harmonic | | | | skating in winter.It's a good idea to start your |
| integrity including the Danube Bridges and the | | | | Budapest sightseeing with visiting its World heritage |
| opposite Pest side with the imposing Budapest | | | | sites. |