Budapest Wikipedia ~ Budapest ˈ b uː d ə p ɛ s t Hungarian pronunciation ˈbudɒpɛʃt is the capital and the most populous city of Hungary and the tenthlargest city in the European Union by population within city limits The city has an estimated population of 1752286 over a land area of about 525 square kilometres 203 square miles Budapest is both a city and county and forms the centre of

Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport Wikipedia ~ Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport Hungarian Budapest Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér IATA BUD ICAO LHBP formerly known as Budapest Ferihegy International Airport and still commonly called just Ferihegy is the international airport serving the Hungarian capital city of Budapest and by far the largest of the countrys four commercial airports

History of Budapest Wikipedia ~ The city of Budapest was officially created on 17 November 1873 from a merger of the three neighboring cities of Pest Buda and Ó towns on the outskirts of the original city were amalgamated into Greater Budapest in 1950 The origins of Budapest can be traced to Celts who occupied the plains of Hungary in the 4th century BC The area was later conquered by the Roman Empire which

Trams in Budapest Wikipedia ~ The tram network of Budapest is part of the mass transit system of Budapest the capital city of tram lines serve as the second most important backbone of the transit system after the bus network carrying almost 100 million more passengers annually than the Budapest Metro In operation since 1866 the Budapest tram network is one of worlds largest tram networks operating on

The Grand Budapest Hotel Wikipedia ~ The Grand Budapest Hotel is a 2014 comedydrama film written and directed by Wes Anderson from a story by Anderson and Hugo Guinness inspired by the writings of Stefan Zweig to whom Anderson wrote the film as a film stars an ensemble cast consisting of Ralph Fiennes F Murray Abraham Mathieu Amalric Adrien Brody Willem Dafoe Jeff Goldblum Harvey Keitel Jude Law Bill

Hungarian Parliament Building Wikipedia ~ The Hungarian Parliament Building Hungarian Országház pronounced ˈorsaːghaːz which translates to House of the Country or House of the Nation also known as the Parliament of Budapest after its location is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary a notable landmark of Hungary and a popular tourist destination in Budapest

Bucharest Wikipedia ~ Etymology The Romanian name București has an unverified origin Tradition connects the founding of Bucharest with the name of Bucur who was a prince an outlaw a fisherman a shepherd or a hunter according to different legends In Romanian the word stem bucurie means joy happiness and it is believed to be of Dacian origin hence the city Bucharest means city of joy

Metro Line M3 Budapest Metro Wikipedia ~ Line 3 Officially NorthSouth Line Metro 3 or M3 and unofficially Blue Line is the third and longest line of the Budapest runs in a general northsouth direction parallel to the Danube on the Pest side roughly following Váci út south from Újpest to the city center then following the route of Üllői út southeast to KőbányaKispest

Great Market Hall Budapest Wikipedia ~ The Great Market Hall or Central Market Hall Hungarian Nagyvásárcsarnok is the largest and oldest indoor market in Budapest idea of building such a large market hall arose from the first mayor of Budapest Károly Kamermayer and it was his largest retired in 1896 and participated in the opening ceremony on February 15 1897

Budapest Gambit Wikipedia ~ The Budapest Gambit or Budapest Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e5 Despite an early debut in 1896 the Budapest Gambit received attention from leading players only after a win as Black by Grandmaster Milan Vidmar over Akiba Rubinstein in 1918 It enjoyed a rise in popularity in the early 1920s but nowadays is rarely played at the top level