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History of Budapest; Pasha of Buda , 1541-1686 (includes list of names) List of mayors of Budapest (főpolgármesterek), since 1873; List of mayors (hu:Budapest polgármestereinek listája), since 1873; List of city council presidents (hu:Budapest tanácselnökeinek listája), since 1950; History of Pest (in Hungarian) Other names of Budapest
Before World War II, approximately 200,000 Jews lived in Budapest, making it the center of Hungarian Jewish cultural life. [10] In the late 1930s and early 1940s, Budapest was a safe haven for Jewish refugees.
The building was previously used by the Arrow Cross Party and ÁVH.. The museum was set up under the government of Viktor Orbán. [when?] In December 2000, the Public Foundation for the Research of Central and East European History and Society purchased it with the aim of establishing a museum in order to commemorate the fascist and communist periods of Hungarian history.
Vigadó (usually translated as "Place for Merriment") is Budapest's second largest concert hall, located on the Eastern bank of the Danube in Budapest, Hungary.. Although the acoustics are lacking, the building itself, designed by Frigyes Feszl in 1859, makes a bold impression along the Pest embankment.
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue: Budapest 1987 400bis; ii, iv (cultural) Budapest was created by the unification of three cities, Buda, Pest, and Óbuda, in the 19th century. The Buda Castle was built in the 13th century by king Béla IV of Hungary.
The Hungarian Historical Society (Hungarian: Magyar Történelmi Társulat [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈtørteːnɛlmi ˈtaːrʃulɒt]) is a learned society in Hungary, established in 1867.. Its main responsibilities are the cultivation of the History of Hungary, dissemination of scientific findings, supporting research and development and representing the history of Hungary domestically and around the wor
The Sephardic Jews have lived in Hungary since the 16th century, when the Hungarian lands were incorporated into the Ottoman Empire. Under Ottoman rule, Sephardic Jews were an important part of the Jewish communities of Hungary and Transylvania. Buda (known as "Budon" by Sephardic Jews) is the historic center of the Sephardic community in ...
In 2020, the MCC launched the MCC Visiting Fellowship visiting researcher scholarship program, within the framework of which outstanding foreign (and Hungarian living abroad) researchers and professors were given the opportunity to participate in MCC's complex activities, research and teach at MCC's Budapest and regional centers for a period of ...