Andrássy út is a 2.5 km avenue connecting Pest downtown with the City Park. Initially, it was called the Ray (Sugár út), because its architecture referred to Parisian alleys. However, […]
The rapid growth of Pest–Buda population at the end of the 18th century (from 3,500 at the beginning to 20,000) and increasing pressure of cities’ expansion led to demolishing of […]
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 […]