Quirky Budapest Snake with wings One of Ödön Lechner’s masterpieces is the Postal Savings Bank (now the State Treasury) built in 1901 at the height of the popularity of Art Nouveau. One of the finials depicts a snake with wings, symbolizing rebirth. See the piece of...
BEST OF ZSOLNAY ROOFS Quiz Vilmos Zsolnay (1928-1900), who referred to himself just as a potter but his admirers gave him the title The Greatest Hungarian Potter, made Budapest beautiful by his ceramic art. In this five-item quiz, you’ll have to guess the most...
WHICH ONE IS THE ORIGINAL? Quiz Sometimes great architecture becomes so popular that a replica is made at a different location. We will show two Hungarian-related examples. Can you guess which one is the original and which one is the replica?Do the guessing and then...
WHAT’S THE FUNCTION OF THESE BUILDINGS? Quiz Guess the function of these iconic buildings in Budapest!When newcomers stroll the city for the first time, they come across grand buildings and just wonder what their function is. Test your imagination and do our...
How to get rid of your conflicting statues? Yesterday’s heroes are today’s enemies. The symbolism of statues has become a hot issue most everywhere. In Hungary, where history has been rewritten by every major regime change (five times in the 20th century alone), we...
Mind the difference Both Budapest and Vienna have a major church named after St. Stephen. But there is a big difference.August 20th is a national holiday: St. Stephen’s Day. He was our first Christian king, and the founder of the Hungarian Kingdom which existed...
