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Leskowsky Musical Instrument Collection
This private collection traces the development of music-making over the centuries and has an assemblage of some 150 musical instruments from five continents. Visits must be arranged in advance.
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Szemlőhegy Cave
A beautiful cave with stalactites, stalagmites and weird grapelike formations, Szemlőhegy is about 1km southeast of Pálvölgy Cave. The temperature here is 12°C. The tour lasts 35 to 45 minutes.
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Institute of Geology
Some people go out of their way for another glimpse of their favourite buildings and details, such as the Institute of Geology, designed by Lechner in 1899 and probably his best preserved work.
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Széchenyi Mausoleum
The Széchenyi Mausoleum, the final resting place of István and other family members and a great place of pilgrimage for Hungarians, is in the village cemetery across the road from St Stephen’s Church.
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Danube Museum
This surprisingly interesting (and quite high-tech) museum has exhibits on all aspects of the history and use of Hungarys mightiest river. With all the hands-on exhibits, it’s a great place for kids.
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Palatinus Houses
To the north of Jászai Mari tér is an elegant apartment block called Palatinus House, built in 1912 and facing the Danube. It contains some of the most expensive flats for sale or rent in Budapest.
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MNB Visitor Centre
The MNB Visitor Centre contains an interesting multimedia exhibition on the history of currency and banking in Hungary, but most people come to gawp at the stunning entrance hall and staircase.
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Triumphal Arch
North of the main square is the only Triumphal Arch found in Hungary. It was built by Bishop Migazzi in honour of a state visit by Empress Maria Theresa and her husband Francis of Lorraine in 1764.
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Helikon Library
The library, the Festetics Palaces greatest treasure, is known for its 100,000-volume collection. But just as impressive is the golden oak shelving and furniture carved in 1801 by local craftsman János Kerbl.
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Gizella Chapel
The early Gothic Gizella Chapel is named after the wife of King Stephen, who was crowned near here early in the 11th century. Inside the chapel are some Byzantine-influenced 13th-century frescoes of the Apostles.
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Virgin Mary Museum
For contemporary icons at their kitschiest, no place compares with this museum. With more than 3000 devotional objects from as far away as Papua New Guinea, youve never seen the Virgin in so many guises.
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Óbuda Synagogue
Next to the landmark Aquincum Hotel, the Óbuda Synagogue was built in 1821. For many years it housed Hungarian TV (MTV) sound studios but is now functioning at least part-time as a súl (Jewish prayer house).
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Zoltán Kodály Institute of Music Education
The world-renowned music institute, established in 1975, occupies the baroque monastery behind the Franciscan church. Theres a small exhibit inside devoted to the life and work of the eponymous founder-composer.
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Sárospatak Cultural House
Sárospatak counts a number of buildings designed by the ‘organic’ architect Imre Makovecz, including this anthropomorphic cultural house, the Hild Udvar shopping mall and the cathedral-like Árpád Vezér College .
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Lapidarium
In the casemates (fortified gun encartment) is the lapidarium , a rich collection of Roman and medieval bits and pieces (the majority of which is stone remains); it is a branch of the János Xánthus Museum.
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Roman Tomb Sites
Two Roman tomb sites containing 110 graves, are a little further south of Dóm tér. The entire area, which so far consists of 16 burial chambers and several hundred graves, is now a designated Unesco site.
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Round Church
Inspired by the Pantheon in Rome, the tiny neoclassical Round Church was completed in 1846. The Crucifixion (1891) by János Vaszary sits above the altar on the western wall and is the only notable thing inside.
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Evangelist Church
East of Szabadság tér in Oulu Park, Hungary’s maverick architect Imre Makovecz strikes with his winged and ‘masked’ Evangelist church, which bears a strong resemblance to an Indonesian garuda (mythical bird).
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Avas Calvinist Church
In a cemetery below the hill is the large Gothic Avas Calvinist Church, with a painted wooden interior (1410). The bell tower dates from the mid-16th century. The key is in the parish office at Papszer utca 14.
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Anna Cave
Sometimes called Petőfi Cave, Anna Cave is below the Palota hotel and next to a cooling waterfall; on a 25-minute tour of its labyrinth of tunnels, youll see fossilised leaves, branches, and even entire trees.
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