Hungary is a landlocked East European country and Budapest is its capital. Budapest is known for its arts, history, and thermal pools.
A team of people work tirelessly to ensure that the building is spic and span.
The Parliament in Budapest is the 3rd largest in the world.
The roof tile of the Parliament Building is cleaned twice a year.
Micheal Jackson Living Monument
Outside the Kempinski Hotel that Micheal Jackson patronised, the locals dedicated a tree.
They update the tree with new photos and memorabilia of Micheal Jackson.
Did you know that the mortal remains of the Hungarian soccer player Ferenc Puskás was interred at St. Stephens Basilica?
Lonely Planet rated Szimpla Kert, in Budapest as the 3rd best bar in the world. Food and drink is least expensive here, you can smoke hookah and have the best beer.
If you rub the pen, the statue is holding, it is supposed to bring good luck to the writers.
Have you heard about the Statute Anonymous? It is dedicated to a notary and chronicler of the 12th century.
And one of the buildings is Hotel Marriott.
Are you aware that riverfront and all the buildings along the riverside in Budapest is protected by the UNESCO.
Budapest is formed by merging the three cities Obuda, Buda and Pest. Buda and Pest are connected by the Chain Bridge.
History of Széchenyi Chain Bridge
In the medieval period, there was a temporary pontoon bridge over Danube between Buda and Pest. This was open only from spring to autumn.
In winter, when the river froze, people walked over the ice to the other side.
It so happened when Count István Széchenyi heard of his father’s death in the winter of 1820, he was unable to cross because the river was not frozen.
The inventor of the famous Rubik's Cube, named Rubik, was born in Budapest.
It has the Moorish architecture that was copied from Spain.
The second biggest Synagogue, known as the Dohány Street Synagogue, in the world is right here in Budapest.
The Parliament and St.Stephens are the tallest buildings in Budapest at a height of 96 meters.
And no buildings can be taller than these buildings. This is to commemorate the year 896 AD when Hungary was found.
Paprika was first cultivated in Budapest.
Budapest has an amazing treasure of hidden subterranean world with a maze of over 200 caverns and tunnels.
Budapest has the most geothermal springs than any other capital city in the world. The chemical composition of the water varies from one bath to another.
There is a church inside a cave in downtown Budapest known as Sziklatemplom.
Want to lose weight? Rub the belly of the statue of the policeman near Basilica of San Esteban.
Did you know that the metro in Budapest is the oldest in Europe? The metro ticket is also very thin and flimsy.
Till date, no one knows from where the root of the Hungarian language came from.
Next to the parliament building on the edge of the river Danube, you will see many bronze shoes on the ground. These are a tribute to the Jews who were victims of the holocaust.
The inventor of the Biro Pen, Biro was a native of Budapest.
Vajdahunyad Castle was originally made of cardboard and wood in 1869 to celebrate the 1000th birth anniversary of Hungary.
Later in 1904, it was reconstructed using permanent building materials.
It was a temporary installation as part of the Millennial Exhibition.
Many buildings in Budapest bear the scars of the 1956 nationwide revolution against the communist regime.
Do you know that the northern most Islamic holy place is in Budapest?
Around the chapel, you will find the Turkish baths - Rudas and Kiraly.
The chapel was built here during the Turkish invasion in the 16th century for a holy man Gul Baba.