Budapest

Location of Budapest in Hungary Budapest (pronounced ['budɒˌpɛʃt]) is the capital city of Hungary and the country's principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre. It has more than 1.7 million inhabitants, down from a mid-1980s peak of 2.07 million. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with the amalgamation in 1873 of right-bank Buda (Ofen in German) and Óbuda (Old Buda or Alt-Ofen) together w ...

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Budapest: Encyclopedia II - Budapest - Districts of Budapest

Budapest's districts are numbered clockwise, in widening circles, and are organized similarly to the arrondissements in Metropolitan Paris. Originally Budapest had 10 districts after coming to existence by the unifiction of the three cities in 1873. On 1 January 1950 Budapest was united with several neighboring towns and the number of its districts was raised to 22. At that time there were changes both in the order of districts and in their sizes. Now there are 23 districts, 6 in Buda, 16 in Pest and 1 on an island between them. Eac ...

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Budapest Metro - History
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Budapest: Encyclopedia - Budapest ghetto

The Budapest ghetto was a ghetto where Jews were forced to live in Budapest, Hungary during the Second World War. The area consisted of several blocks of the old Jewish quarter of the city surrounding the main synagogue, and was surrounded by a high fence that was guarded so that contraband could not be sneaked in, and people could not get out. The Nazi occupation of Budapest took place in March 1944. The ghetto was only established for less than three months, between Novembe ...

Budapest: Encyclopedia - Budapest Treaty

The Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, or Budapest Treaty, is an international treaty signed in Budapest, Hungary, on April 28, 1977. It entered into force on August 9, 1980, and was later amended on September 26, 1980. The treaty is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). As of October 2005, 61 countries were party to the Budapest Treaty. The accession to the Treaty is open to States party to the Paris Conve ...

Budapest: Encyclopedia - Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest

This Hungarian archdiocese is rare (not unique, compare Belgium's primas Mechelen-Brussels) in the sense that it represents two Hungarian cities, Esztergom and the national capital Budapest. The two being one diocese is because in Hungary's early history Esztergom -under the German name of Gran- was one of the former capitals of the Hungarian apostolic kingdom (much larger then the present republic, roughly the eastern half of the Habsburg empire). The diocese was founded in the 10th century. Its name was changed from Archdiocese of Esztergom on 31 May 1993. It ...

Budapest: Encyclopedia - Zsuzsanna Budapest

Zsuzsanna Budapest (b. 30 January 1940) is the pen name and religious name assumed by ZsuZsanna Ernese Moukesay, an American author of Hungarian origin, who writes on feminist spirituality and Dianic Wicca. Zsuzsanna Budapest - Biography. Zsuzsanna Emese Budapest was born in Budapest, Hungary, on January 30, 1940. Her mother, Masika Szilagyi, was a medium and a practicing witch who supported herself and her daughter with her art, as a sculptress. Masika's themes celebrated the Triple Goddess ...

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Budapest: Encyclopedia - City Park Budapest

Városliget or City Park is a middle-large public park (302 acres or 1.2 km²; a rectangle 0.9 mile by 0.6 mile, or 1.4 km × 900 m) in Budapest, Hungary, easily available from the centre. It is located in Zugló, District XIV of Budapest. The main entrance of Városliget is the end of Andrássy Avenue, part of the World Heritage, with Heroes' Square (Hősök tere), including The Millennium Monument (Millenniumi Emlékmű), one of Budapest's emblematic sights (1905) The Museum of Fine Arts (Szépművészeti Múzeum, 1906)

Budapest: Encyclopedia - Zero Kilometre Stone Budapest

Zero Kilometre Stone is a 3 m high limestone sculpture in Budapest, forming a zero sign and reading only "KM". This statue denotes the place from which all the highways in Hungary are measured. The starting point was initially reckoned from the threshold of the Buda Royal Palace, but it was taken down to the Széchenyi Chain Bridge when it was built in 1849. The present sculpture was sculpted by Miklós Borsos and erected in 1975. The first official monument was set up at this place in 1932, but it was destroyed in World War II. The second sculpture, a worker, ...

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Budapest: Encyclopedia - Wheel of time

The wheel of time or wheel of history is a concept in several religions and philosophies, notably dharmic religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism, which regard time as cyclical and consisting of repeating ages. In Buddhism, one conception of the wheel of time relates it to Kalachakra. See also. Wheel of life (also known as the wheel of dharma, wheel of law, or wheel of existence) Timewheel (a huge hourglass in Budapest) ...

Budapest: Encyclopedia - Biological patent

A biological patent is a patent relating to an invention in biology. Whether or not patents can be validly obtained for certain parts of the DNA of an organism depends of the patent law. Some types of biological patents are considered controversial by some as they feel life is not invented thus should not be patentable. This is especially true if the biological matter being patented can be found in the natural world or sequences of DNA. Advocates who speak against biological patents suggest that the techniques and processes ass ...

Budapest: Encyclopedia - Zero Milestone

The Zero Milestone is a monument in Washington, D.C. intended as the initial milestone from which all road distances in the United States should be reckoned. Zero Milestone - Location. The monument stands just south of the White House at the north edge of the Ellipse, within President's Park. Atop the monument is a compass rose which serves as a United States Geological Survey benchmark (HV1847). 38°53′42.4″N, 77°02� ...

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Budapest: Encyclopedia - Control film

Control (by the international title) or Kontroll (in the native language) is a Hungarian film released to theatres in 2003. Shown internationally, mainly in art house theatres, the film is a mixture of genres, such as action, thriller, and comedy. The primary backdrop of the film is the expansive Budapest subway system. "Kontroll" in Hungarian refers to the act of ticket inspectors checking to ensure a rider has paid their fare. The story revolves around ...

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