Vigado Square

On the bank of the Danube, this promenade extends from the Széchenyi Chain Bridge to the Erzsébet Bridge. - In the midst of boxes of glass hotels is the eccentric Neo-Byzantine Vigadó Concert Hall, which survived the building boom of the late 1960s. Behind the Vigadó is the local hub of the city, Vörösmarty tér (a square), named after the 19th-century poet Mihály Vörösmarty. The traditional Gerbeaud coffeehouse has long been a great people watching spot. Váci utca and environs is the area for chic clothing, used books, folk art and sidewalk cafés. Further along the promenade is Március 15 tér, where the remains of a Roman bastion, Contra-Aquincum, were discovered, The Inner City Parish Church’s simple exterior conceals a colorful past: it began as a Romanesque basilica, was used as a mosque and was finally reconceived in the Baroque style in the 18th century. The following sculptures are along or around the promenade: István Széchenyi - near to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; József Eötvös - 1879 sculptor Huszár Adolf; Hungarian Seaman Memorial - the anchor of "Ungvár" (copy) - Szende Pál utca; József Nádor Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary; Little Princess - near to Vigadó Concert Hall; Attila József - famous poet of "At the Danube" also by László Marton (sculptor) at Hungarian Parliament Building; Mihály Vörösmarty; William Shakespeare; Petőfi Sándor; Shoes on the Danube Promenade Gyula Pauer and Can Togay - April 16. 2005.

Usually translated as "Place for Merriment" is Budapest's second largest concert hall, located on the Eastern bank of the Danube. Although the acoustics are lacking, the building itself, designed by Frigyes Feszl in 1859, makes a bold impression along the Pest embankment. Built in romantic style with eastern (Moorish) elements. Inaugurated in January 1865, at ceremonial ball. The interior is decorated with frescoes by Károly Lotz and Mór Than. The majority of statues by sculptor Alexy Károly. The Budai Vigadó is the home stage of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble (the House of Traditions). The group started in 1951 with Hungarian traditional dance and music. The group consists of 30 dancers, a Gypsy band of 14, and a 5-member folk band.

You don't want to miss a boat trip on River Danube! Then you can enjoy both riverbanks and the bridges at the very same time. It is especially spectacular at night. This boat has guiding in 11 languages, and makes a non-stop round trip in about 1 hour. There is a cheaper boat line operated by BKV, which leave from Boráros tér, and makes a stop at other places too, such as Batthyány tér, Jászai Mari tér or Margitsziget. Of course you can take the boat the opposite direction too, however a round trip is not recommended, because the route is really long, and you'll have to buy two tickets. This line does not have any kind of tour guiding.

A bronze statue created by László Morton, a child sitting on the fence of the tram, on bank of Danube

- Sights: Fountain with Lions, Vörösmarty Mihály (hungarian poet) sculpture, Gerbeaud House, ING-Office Building. - It has been called: from 1812 Theatrom piatcza, from 1830s Harmincad tere (German: Dreysigstplatz), from 1833 Játékszín square, since the 1840s Séta square (German: Spazierenplatz), from 1846 Német Színház square (German: Deutsche Theaterplatz), from 1850 Színház square (German: Theaterplatz), from 1866-tól Régi Színház square (German: Alte Theaterplatz), from 1874 Gizella square, from 1918 Károlyi Mihály tér, and since 1926 Vörösmarty square.

It is a former bank building. Built between 1909-1913, by Alpár Ignác, in late eclectic Art Nouveau style. A five-story stone covered brick building with Patio.