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8/13/2019 Hospital in the Rock

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Hospital in the Rock - Secret Military

Hospital and Nuclear BunkerHungary / Budapest / Budapest / Lovas t, 4/C.

The Hospital in the Rock was built during WWII and was extensively used when Budapest was under

siege from 1944-45 and in 1956. It was upgraded and extended to a nuclear bunker in the early '60s

because of the Cold War. Nowadays it is an exhibition displaying the life in the hospital with wax

figures as well as the history of military surgery and civil defense. The control room and associated

machinery are still in operating conditions. The exhibition is a superb tourist attraction, open from 10-

18 daily except Monday. www.hospitalintherock.com/

Gellrt Thermal Bath

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We find records about the "miraculous" springs spurting up o n the territory of the Bath from as early a date as the

15th century. hese springs !ere later faoured by the ur#s as !ell$ as they !ere larger and hotter than the

Buda baths of the period. In the 1%th century$ the site !as named &'rosf(rd) *+ud bath, because of the fine

spring silt that !as pushed up together !ith the spring !ater and settled at the bottom of the pools. he -ellrt

hermal Bath and /otel$ #no!n !orld0!ide and highly faoured by foreigners$ built in a secession style$ opened

its gates in 112 and !as e3panded in 1% by the !ae0bath and in 14 by the efferescent bath. In the course

of the modernisation accomplished in our days$ the sitting0pool in the s!imming comple3$ the outdoor sitting pool

and the children6s pool !ere renoated7 they !ere e8uipped !ith a state0of0the art !ater filtering and circulation

deice. 9t present$ nearly all healing facilities may be used in the -ellrt hermal Bath. he Bath includes a

department offering comple3 thermal bath acilities *daytime:outpatient hospital,$ it also has an inhalatorium.

Gellrt Hill

XI. district

-ellrt /ill is Budapest;s most centrally located hill$ the faourite of isitors$ due to the glorious ie! of the city

from the hilltop. It is a part of the World /eritage since the year 12%. It is named after Bishop -ellrt$ !ho !as

#illed by rebellious /ungarians in 1hristianity. /is statue$ facing ?li@abeth Bridge$ !as erected

in 1ae on the southern side$ !hich !as rebuilt as a roc# chapel in 1=$ modelled after the ourdes

&anctuary.

Rudas Thermal Bath

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he centerpiece of the bath today$ the ur#ish bath$ !as built during the 1=th century in the period of the ur#ish

occupation. Belo! the 1< m diameter dome$ sustained by 2 pillars$ there is an octagonal pool. he s!imming

pool$ operating as a therapeutic s!imming facility and !ith a sauna$ !as built in 12=. In its drin#ing hall$ the

!ater of the springs /ung'ria$ 9ttila and Euentus can be consumed for the purposes of a drin#ing cure. In the

bath$ there is a daytime outpatient hospital operating !ith a comple3 physiotherapy department.
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Statue of Liberty

XI. district

he =0meter tall &tatue of iberty !as originally built in commemoration of Budapest;s 145 &oiet liberation

from under Fa@i rule. It !as designed by Kisfaludy &trGbl Hsigmond. he statue !as built in 14%$ but the decision

to erect it !as born as early as Eanuary 145$ !ithin ust !ee#s follo!ing the liberation of the city$ and a separatela! !as passed by the Jarliament$ ordering its construction$ in &eptember 145. he monument on top of the

50metre0high -ellrt /ill dominates the s#yline of Budapest. here !ere 8uite a fe! changes made to it after

the change of the regime in 1ommunist statues !ere e3iled. +oreoer$ the >yrillic script !hich glorified

the "&oiet heroes" !as promptly remoed$ along !ith the list of names of Aussian !ar casualties$ to be replaced

by the te3t "o the memory of all of those !ho sacrificed their lies for the independence$ freedom$ and success of

/ungary." he nicest one of the side0statues is the figure #illing a dragon that represents Lascism. he +ayor6s

Mffice originally planned for the statue to be built in the much less significant /aydn Jar# in Buda$ and the

planned height !as to be ust 201< metres. /o!eer$ &oiet +arshall Noroshilo$ !ho !as in charge of post0!ar

/ungary follo!ing the liberation of Budapest$ has obected$ and has chosen the -ellrt /ill location personally.

Erzsbet BridgeXI. district

he bridge$ named after popular /absburg 8ueen ?li@abeth *&issi, !as the only one !hich could not be

reconstructed after World War II$ so a ne! one !as built to replace it. oday;s bridge structure lin#s the foot of

-ellrt /ill !ith the do!nto!n of Jest. he bridge$ built in 1itadella st'ny

he >itadel !as built as a military fortress on the highest point of Budapest;s city centre by /absburg 9ustria$

follo!ing the 124204 Aeolution. he construction !as finished in 1254$ and the main function of the building

!as to present a constant threat to rebellious.

Statue par

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9 short bus ride from do!nto!n Budapest !ill ta#e the isitor to a uni8ue museum O or$ if you li#e O to a !hole

different !orld. By displaying mementoes of the communist era$ this unparalleled theme par# is a po!erful

reminder of the fall of tyranny. his stunning historical sight presents a collection of public statues and memorials

that !ere remoed from the streets of Budapest after the collapse of socialism in 120


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Unic(um) History - New Visitor Discount ickets

2013. February 07.

Starting by mid-February 2013, the Holocaust Memorial Center and the !wack Unicum Herita"e Visitors#

$entre in Budapest, hich also includes the !ac" Sam#le Sho# and Family Museum, ill issue $oint %isitors

tic"ets. &he tic"ets, on discount #rice, ill be %alid both 'or the e(hibition dis#laying the !ac" 'amily history

and the e(hibit o' the Holocaust Memorial Center. )y introducing this o#tion, 'a%orable 'or %isitors, the to

institutions aim at #ro%iding a com#lemented history o' the Holocaust, enriched by a com#rehensi%e o%er%ie o'

the de%elo#ment o' industry and culture, through the highlights o' the 200-years long saga o' the !ac" 'amily.

Unicum, with a secret blend of more than 40 different herbs and spices is also known as the National Shot of Hungary. It was

created by r. !"#sef $wack, the %oyal &hysician to the Habsburg 'ourt, for (mperor !oseph II in )*+0. It was not until )40 that

his -0yearold son, !o#sef $wack founded !. $wack / 'o., the first Hungarian l iueur manufacturer. 1y the early )+00s, the $wack

company had become one of the leading distilleries in central (urope, producing o2er -00 liueurs and spirits, e3ported all o2er the

world.

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%onely &lanet re'iew or Roman Military mphitheatre)uilt in the 2nd century 'or the oman garrisons, this am#hitheatre about 00m south o'Flri4n t5r could accommodate u# to 16,000 s#ectators and as larger than the Colosseum inome. &he rest o' the military cam# e(tended north to Flri4n t5r. rchaeology and classical-history bu''s ta"ing bus 8 to Flri4n t5r should descend at 999 :agys;ombat utca. Hm4r utca.

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The Castle

After the Mongolian conquest in the 13th century, King Bla IV. ordered fortresses fromstone to be built. he fortress ofBuda!as also founded at that time. he castle reached itsgolden age during the rule of the renaissance "ing, Matthias. #e had it enlarged and

transformed to a $alace.%ater, during the ur"ish occu$ation of #ungary, it !as under ur"ishrule for o&er 1'( years. )ot e&en the #absburgs cared much about it,as the em$ire !as ruled from Vienna. *uring the second !orld !ar it!as badly damaged. he Palace!as founded around 1+-, but theroyal seat !as in Visegrduntil the 1'th century. It !ent under maorreconstructions se&eral times.

/irstly, King Matthiascon&erted the fortification to a $alace, later Maria Theresahad itrebuilt and enlarged. In the 10th century the famous #ungarian architect Mi"ls 2bl got thecomission to reconstruct it. /rom the original fittings unfortunately nothing !as left. oday

the buildings house theNational Gallery, theNational Libraryand theHistorical Museum./rom the $anorama terrace there is a magnificent &ie! of the est side.


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4ne !ay of getting to the $alace is by the funicular ne5t to theunnel, !hich has a 0' metres long, 67 stee$ trac" and offers one ofthe most astonishing $anoramas in the 8orld 9 as mentioned in a$o$ular travel blog.heDs! t"ris to be found on the northern side of the $alace. It !as

the $lace of the mar"et during the middle ages, the $lace !heree5ecutions !ere $erformed too.#!enthromsg t"r:#oly rinity square;is situated in front of the Matthias Church, it isthe $lace, !here all maor streets of the castle district meet. In the middle of theroms>g tr a Holy Trinity coloumn !as erected to commemorate the $laguee$idemic in 1-(0.

he first o!n #all of Buda faces the square, !hich !as built afterthe end of the ur"ish occu$ation. 4ff the beaten trac" in the smallerside streets one can still feel the atmos$here of old ages, you can seehidden courtyards, signs of the guilds, beautifully reconstructedciti=enhouses. A range of Amsterdam holiday apartmentsto rent in

?entral Amsterdam. th @r$>d st>ny also !orth a !al". he $astledistrict of Budais $art of the World Heritagesince 106-.
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