The Hungarian Academy of Sciences sits on the Pest side of the Danube, identified by its grand neo-Renaissance facade and the title of the institution inscribed in golden letters between the second and third floors. Inaugurated in eighteen…
Danube Promenade Walk
Walk along the Pest riverbank of the Danube to experience Budapest's classic river vistas, historical monuments, and rich Roman and modern heritage.
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1. Hungarian Academy of Sciences
2. Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
The Gresham Palace is an Art Nouveau masterpiece easily identified by its symmetrical façade, intricate wrought-iron peacock gates, and the two copper turrets crowning its roof along the Danube. Built between nineteen oh four and nineteen…
3. Shoes on the Danube Bank
Sixty pairs of iron shoes rest along the edge of the stone embankment on the Pest side of the Danube. These shoes, fashioned in the styles of the nineteen-forties, include boots, heeled shoes, and tiny pairs for children, all set directly…
4. Attila József Statue
The bronze statue of Attila József sits directly on the stone steps of the riverbank, south of the Hungarian Parliament Building. Unveiled in nineteen eighty, the sculpture depicts the poet in a gaunt, slumped pose, gazing toward the…
5. Budapest Inner-City Mother Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
The Inner-City Mother Church of Our Lady of the Assumption sits just inches away from the busy traffic at the Pest end of the Elisabeth Bridge. You can distinguish the building by the massive, tan-colored walls that incorporate stone…
6. Március 15. tér
Március 15. tér sits directly against the Danube on the Pest side of the city. Known as the gate to the riverside promenade, this square is marked by its low-lying position near the water and its proximity to the Inner City Parish Church.
7. Roman Castellum
The remains of the Roman fort known as Contra-Aquincum are visible today through glass panels embedded in the ground of Március Fifteen Square. This site marks the eastern outpost of the Roman defensive system that once spanned the Danube,…