Cities and their landmarks are inseparable, and
Budapest can boast with some very powerful landmarks at that! Tour guides without a picture of say the
Hero's Square Millennium Monument or the
Castle Hill decorated by the Royal Palace, Fishermen's Bastion and Matthias Church just don't exist anymore! Want to see these beauties from hand's reach? Then below are listed the 10 unmissable landmarks of Budapest.
In first place is the
Hero's Square, considered the most beautiful square of the city with its majestic Millennium Monument erected to commemorate the Millennium of the Hungarian Conquest. In second place is the largest building of the country and symbol of the Hungarian state: the
Houses of Parliament.
Our next three picks, the
Royal Palace,
Fishermen's Bastion and
Matthias Church are the inseparable trio topping the Castle Hill. Decorating the other hill of the inner city, the
Gellért Hill, is the
Statue of Liberty sometimes wittily referred to as Budapest's bottle opener!
The
Chain Bridge in seventh place is also a recurring motif of Budapest. At its foot stands our next pick, the glorious
Gresham Palace capturing oh so perfectly the essence of Hungarian Secessionism.
The
St. Stephen's Basilica with its cherished holy relic and the
Opera House with its famously good acoustics are also landmarks that contribute to why Budapest has been labelled the Pearl of the Danube.
Heroe's Square
Pest
A square to commemorate the Hungarian Conquest...
Kossuth Square 1–3
Inspired by Westminster...
Castle Hill
Houses museums and art galleries...
Szentháromság Square
Look out tower with stunning view...
Szentharomsag ter 2
Országház utca 14 District I
Church with a 700 year old history...
Gellért Hill
Commemorating freedom...
Budapest, Hungary
The most famous bridge of the city...
Szent István Square 1
District V
Houses a holy relic...
Andrássy út 22
Beautiful neo-Renaissance building...