The Timewheel, on City Park鈥檚 western edge, is the world鈥檚 largest hourglass, standing 8m high and weighing 60 tonnes. Unveiled in 2004 to commemorate Hungary鈥檚 entry into the EU, it unfortunately no longer functions; when it did the 鈥榮and鈥 (actually glass granules) flowed from the upper to the lower chamber for one year, finishing exactly at midnight on New Year鈥檚 Eve, when the wheel was reset to begin its annual flow.
老澳门六合彩开奖记录's must-see attractions
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Castle Hill is a kilometre-long limestone plateau towering 170m above the Danube. It contains some of Budapest鈥檚 most important medieval monuments and鈥
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The largest church in Hungary sits on Castle Hill, and its 72m-high central dome can be seen for many kilometres around. The building of the present鈥
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Budapest's stunning Great Synagogue is the world's largest Jewish house of worship outside New York City. Built in 1859, the synagogue has both Romantic鈥
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Home to more than 40 statues, busts and plaques of Lenin, Marx, B茅la Kun and others whose likenesses have ended up on trash heaps elsewhere, Memento Park,鈥
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Budapest鈥檚 neoclassical cathedral is the most sacred Catholic church in all of Hungary and contains its most revered relic: the mummified right hand of鈥
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The headquarters of the dreaded 脕VH secret police houses the disturbing House of Terror, focusing on the crimes and atrocities of Hungary's fascist and鈥
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The Eclectic-style Parliament, designed by Imre Steindl and completed in 1902, has 691 sumptuously decorated rooms. You鈥檒l get to see several of these and鈥
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The Hungarian National Museum houses the nation鈥檚 most important collection of historical relics in an impressive neoclassical building, purpose built in鈥
Nearby Budapest attractions
1. 1956 Hungarian Revolution Monument
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This monolithic assembly of gleaming metal and rusting steel columns erected in 2006 to mark the 50th anniversary of the abortive uprising stands on the鈥
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The Palace of Art, reminiscent of a Greek temple, is among the city鈥檚 largest exhibition spaces. It focuses on contemporary visual arts, with some three鈥
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Built as a family home in 1899, this delightful villa at the top end of V谩rosligeti fasor near City Park is master architect K谩lm谩n Albert K枚r枚ssy's most鈥
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Heroes鈥 Sq is the largest and most symbolic square in Budapest. It is dominated by the Millenary Monument (Ezer茅ves eml茅km疟), a 36m-high pillar topped by鈥
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Accessed via the Hungarian Agricultural Museum, the Apostles' Tower stands 30m tall and looks down on the beautiful J谩k Chapel, as well as giving you a鈥
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Erected for the 1896 millenary celebrations originally in canvas and later built in stone, the castle was modelled after a fortress in Transylvania 鈥 but鈥
7. Hungarian Agricultural Museum
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This huge and rather esoteric museum is housed in the stunning baroque and gothic wings of Vajdahunyad Castle. Scattered across a dozen palatial halls,鈥
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The statue of the hooded figure opposite Vajdahunyad Castle is that of Anonymous, the unknown chronicler at the court of King B茅la III (r 1172鈥96) who鈥