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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 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 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.
The Aquincum Museum is a museum in Budapest, Hungary. [1] It first opened in May 1894. [2] Archeological findings from the remains of Aquincum are on display there. [1] These include items from the local mithraeum. It has an indoor and outdoor part. [3] Paula Zsidi served as the museum director from 1989 until 2015. [4]
The Carmelite Monastery of Buda (Hungarian: Karmelita or Karmelita kolostor) is a building in the Castle Quarter of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that serves as the seat of the Prime Minister of Hungary. It was formerly a Carmelite Catholic monastery and theatre.
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 ...
The memorial features a stone statue of the Archangel Gabriel, holding the globus cruciger of the Hungarian kings, the national symbol of Hungary and Hungarian sovereignty, and this later is about to be grabbed by an eagle with extended claws that resembles the German coat of arms, the eagle representing the Nazi invasion and occupation of Hungary in March, 1944.