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Belváros district – Váci Utca and Duna Korzó promenade
The Belváros district is an area lying in the very center of Pest, between the Chain Bridge and the Liberty Bridge up to Károly körút and Múzeum körút, (these are the streets running along the medieval walls).
Among attractions from Budapest that certainly cannot be missed is a walk along the Duna Korzó promenade with a view of the Castle Hill or the elegant Váci Utca street full of shops and restaurants 🙂.
Former Pest settlement
The first mention of Pest comes from 1061. The origin of the name Pest itself has many theories. One of them is associated with the Slavic word “piec” (furnace), which is due to the fact that in this settlement bricks and lime were once burned on a large scale.
From the very beginning, the history of Pest was closely connected with Buda located on the other side of the Danube. In 1766, the first pontoon bridge on the Danube River was built, connecting both cities.
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Germanization policy of Austrian emperors and increasingly stronger national aspirations led in 1848 to the outbreak of the revolution. Despite their efforts, the Hungarians lost to the imperial army in 1849, and the revolution leaders were executed.
It was only in 1867 that the settlement was reached, under which the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was established. Soon after, on January 1, 1873, Pest, Buda and Óbuda merged into one city, Budapest, which brought urban and cultural prosperity. The Budapest belle epoque lasted until the outbreak of World War I.
Photographs of Budapest – Belváros
Budapest Inner-City Mother Church of the Blessed Virgin 
Through the streets of Pest 
View from the Duna Korzó promenade 
Váci utca with Christmas decorations 
Kristóf tér 
Richly decorated facades of tenement houses 
Baroque Palais Péterffy 
Budapest tram and the Chain Bridge in the background 
Váci utca 
Autumn on Váci utca 
Tenements at Március tér, Gellert Hill visible on the right 
Klotild palota (palace) on the left 
Párisi Udvar 
University Library 
Centrál Kávéház cafe and beautiful Budapest tenement houses 
Eötvös Loránd University 
Károlyi Garden 
Váci utca in the rain 
Duna Korzó in the winter evening
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Carly BB
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2 thoughts on “Belváros, Váci Utca – the oldest district of the former Pest”
Tiszyelt Barbara ! Hol van ez a iadolakås a Våciutcåban es mennyibe kerul egy hetre szeptember vegen ?
I’m sorry, but I don’t sell vacations or check prices, I’m just encouraging to visit and admire beautiful places of historical value, which I visited by myself.