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Around Budapest
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Hungary is a small country, and you can get to anywhere within a couple of hours by bus, train or by car. Travelling by train and bus in Hungary is cheap and the service is reliable.I don't recommend driving for foreigners, it is very troublesome just to get out Budapest on weekdays. Hungarian driving culture is not a thing we're proud of. Reckless overtakings, sudden changings between lines, exceeding speed limit, you don't need these to ruin your excursion. Almost all major highways are under construction during summer. If you're still more comfortable to get to these destinations by car, you'll find several car rental services in Budapest.
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Botanic Garden
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The first Hungarian Botanical Garden was founded in 1771 by the predecessor of Eötvös Loránd University. The Botanical Garden, developed and extended by Jakab Winterl and Pál Kitaibel, soon after its foundation became world famous. It was moved to its present premises more than 150 years ago and in 1960 it became a national nature reserve. The Botanical Garden boasts about 7000 species and variations of plants. The orangery - built in the 19th century - and the greenhouse - restored in 1984 - are the home of the tropical and sub-tropical plants. The cactus, bromeliad and orchid collections are especially rich. The arboretum with its 800 species of trees and bushes and 500 types of floral plants is also well worth a visit.
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Buda Castle
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Rising 48 meters above the Danube, the Castle Hill or Várhegy nevertheless dominates the city. This hill is the place where Budapest was founded. It is a small, densely built rock, with the Buda Castle as the most prominent building.
The foundations of the castle, which would later be besieged no less than 31 times,were laid in the 13th century after Mongol tribes had invaded Hungary. King Béla built a keep surrounded by thick walls in 1243 on a site which was previously occupied by a small farming community. Around the keep, a small town called Buda started to grow. During the Reign of King Lajos the Great, the keep was fortified and a palace was built.

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Chain Bridge
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The first connection between Pest and Buda was made by the Chain Bridge or Széchenyi lánchíd,named after count Széchenyi, who took the initiative to build the bridge. In 1836 he gave the project to William Tierney Clark and Adam Clark.
William Clark had already designed two suspension bridges over the Thames; the Hammersmith Bridge in London and the Marlow Bridge. The latter is a similar albeit smaller version of the bridge William Clark would design for Budapest.
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Citadella
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The history of the Gellért Hill goes back thousands of years to the Celts and Romans. According to archeological findings, a watchtower stood here as early as in Roman times and it later became famous and infamous as the home of witches and the venue of Bishop Saint Gellért's martyrdom. The immediate predecessor of today's fortress was the observatory building of the Royal University of Pest in the first half of the 19th century.
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City Park
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Városliget, Budapest’s City Park, was built for the millennium of Hungary and is a favorite gathering place for locals and visitors. Situated close to the city center, Városliget offers visitors a host of things to see and do. Completed in 1896, in time for a variety of celebrations marking 1,000 years of Hungarian history, this 1.2-square-km (302 acre) park has everything you need for an enjoyable day, from a pretty pond to a number of interesting historic sites.
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Elizabeth Bridge
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Elizabeth Bridge was named after Queen Elizabeth, the spouse of Francis Joseph I assassinated in Geneva in 1898. With only one 290-meter span stretching over the Danube, the original bridge built in eclectic style was known as the longest suspension bridge of the world.The international design competition for its construction was launched 1894 together with that of the present Liberty Bridge (originally called the Franz Joseph Bridge). In total, there were 74 design concepts coming in for the two bridges, 53 of which concerned the Elizabeth Bridge.
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Lagymanyosi Bridge
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The Lágymányosi Bridge is Budapest’s newest bridge. The construction started in 1992, and the bridge was inaugurated in 1995. It is adjacent to the South Railway Bridge of Budapest.The main reasons for its construction were the Budapest World Expo of 1996, which was later cancelled, and the necessity to link the newly built Könyves Kálmán Boulevard with South Buda. One of the interesting aspects of the bridge is its method of illumination; an array of mirrors reflect diffuse light on the bridge, a method that had not been used anywhere before.
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Liberty Bridge
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Liberty Bridge is the third and shortest bridge of Budapest. It was built for the Millennium World Exhibition in 1896, its original name being Francis Joseph Bridge. It was built to plans resulting from a design competition held in 1893. Originall, it was named F?vám Square Bridge after the F?vám Palace, which currently hosts the Budapest Corvinus University, formerly known as Budapest University of Economics. The bridge was designed by János Feketeházy, chief engineer of the Hungarian Railroads at that time. Construction was started in June 1894. Read more

Parliament
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The 19th century Parliament Building is situated at Pest's riverbank. The magnificent structure is a symbol of Hungary's independence. After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise in 1867, in which a dual monarchy was created, Hungary received more independence and the country wrote its own constitution. It also initiated the development of a parliament building. A competition for this project, officially started by the emperor Franz Joseph and prime minister Kálmán Tisza. The design of Imre Steindl, in a neo-gothic style inspired by the Houses of Parliament in London was chosen.
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St. Stephen’s Basilica
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Fifty years in the making, the Basilica of St Stephen is Hungary’s largest church and the second highest in ecclesiastical ranking. Technically, it isn’t really a basilica but the sheer size of the structure has led it to be referred to in this manor. Construction of the St. Stephen's Basilica basilica began in 1851. The first architect to work on the design was Jozsef Hild, whose ideas for the structure reflected the Classical style. When Hild passed away during the construction of St Stephen’s, architect Miklos Ybl took over, adding his own touch to the basilica, which leaned more towards neo-Renaissance.
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