GAY AND BEAUTIFUL BUDAPEST

you in the heart of Central Europe situated on both banks of the Danube is Budapest magnificent capital and largest city of Hungary it was formerly two separate towns one called Buddha built upon the hills of the western bank and the other call test spread out upon the broad claims to the east they were united in 1872 under the name of Budapest for more than 2,000 years there has been a settlement on this site in 896 the Hungarians led by prints are five established their government here and it became a Christian Kingdom that stood as a bulwark against repeated Turkish invasion of Western Europe though pest was captured in sac and Buddha was occupied by the invaders for nearly a century and a half Imperial Budapest was Eastern capital of the Habsburgs until the revolution of 1918 the Danube is spanned by seven city brigid's all of which contribute to the grandeur of one of the most beautiful capitals in the world the Elizabeth bridge is named in honor of the Empress Elizabeth who though Austrian was greatly beloved by the hungarian the oldest bridge of Budapest is the lunch it span which when built in 1847 was the longest suspension bridge in all Europe Budapest architectural II as well as geographically is one of the most magnificent of City crowning the hill of Buddha is the famed royal palace with its 860 lavishly furnished and beautifully decorated rooms on the hill is also the graceful coronation church commenced in the year 1015 a statue of Saint Stephen first king of Hungary are joined the church and overlooks the Fisher Bastion a promenade and famed landmark and one of the numerous points of view from which the traveler and conducted tourists is shown a panorama of the city and the many magnificent buildings along the river which adds so much to the beauty of the queen of the Danube most imposing of all budapest public buildings is the gothic house of parliament with the exception of that at london the largest in the world the great edifice covers more than 20,000 square yards and contains ten spacious courtyards 28 superb marble and stone staircases and more than 100 splendid halls the favourite promenade of the Hungarians is the core soul along the pest side of the river here at midday and late afternoon crowds gather to walk or sit at the many cafes and look out upon the lovely Danube when the heights of Buddha across the way ha paralleling the Corso and only two blocks distant is the most fashionable shopping street of the city the Basha would cut the fast-growing City rapidly spreading toward the Great Plains the poster is laid out spaciously with many broad arteries leading in all directions and circular boulevards occupying the sites of former ramparts I in addition to normal speak traffic peasants from the country and colorful costumes make budapest's one of the most attractive cities to travel a peasant women from medical Bay and other localities fame for native made embroidery bring their hand movin products to the capital and display them before the national theaters for anyone wants to buy them Marathas smartest thoroughfare is the Andhra she were running in a straight line from the center of the city to the municipal park upon both sides of the wide Avenue our business buildings and apartment houses the Avenue leads to the imposing millennium monument erected on the occasion of the celebration of the 1,000 year of Hungary existence the semi-circular filler colonnade contains statues of many famous Hungarian kings and chieftains before the central column within a simple stone tomb rest Hungary's unknown World War soldier other hero dead of hungry are revered in the graceful monument near Parliament Square Budapest has literally remembered her deserving son and do defied the great city with many statues the imposing figures of the co suit monument are dedicated to the great statesman patriot and to his ministers the innumerable are the public buildings in Classic and Hungarian architecture the agricultural Museum is a replica of the famous castle of the Hunyadi family the newseum of fine arts houses the matchless collection of old masters the Academy of Music once had the immortal list as its director in the center of the Danube in the island of st. margaret an imposing path and the pride of budapest the entire island is devoted to pleasure activities and health bathing for Budapest in spite of being an important metropolis is claimed to be the greatest health resort in the entire world where even 20 centuries ago the Romans journeyed far to bathe in the healing heart artesian spring unique in Europe in the city park on the left flank is one of the largest bathing establishment of Budapest the Magnificent Satan a bath containing many indoor baths and three outdoor pools of different temperature the sunbathing terraces and galleries are always crowded on weekends and holidays for the Hungarians make the most to their natural endowments rising above the sulphur spring of st. Galler from which flows more than two and a half million quarts of water daily is one of budapest's most famous and fashionable thermal establishments the gallium baths in the pool of artificial wave there is always engaged cosmopolitan crowd of pleasure seeking strangers who are fast making the city one of the happiest playgrounds of Europe for Budapest is the most hospitable of city where one meets with the heartiest welcome the kindest of treatment and the saddest of farewell