Vajdahunyad Castle in Városliget

Városliget or City Park is a public park (302 acres or 1.2 km²; a rectangle 0.9 mile by 0.6 mile, or 1.4 km × 900 m) in Budapest, Hungary close to the city center. It is located in Zugló, District XIV of Budapest. Photograph taken by Francs2000 in June 2003 This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Francs2000. ... Photograph taken by Francs2000 in June 2003 This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Francs2000. ... An Australian park A park is any of a number of geographic features. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 1 km² (100 hectares) and 10 km² (1000 hectares). ... Flag Seal Nickname: Paris of the East, Pearl of the Danubeor Queen of the Danube Location Location of Budapest in Hungary Government Country   County Hungary / E.U.   none Mayor Gábor Demszky (SZDSZ) Geographical characteristics Area     City 525,16 km²     Land   n/a km²     Water   n/a km² Population... Zuglo is a mainly an ethnically Hungarian neighborhood, with Communist era style highrise apartments sprinkled between decently kept one house residential streets. ...

City Park was the main venue of the millennium (1896) celebrations of Hungary, by which time Andrássy Avenue, Millennium Underground and the Grand Boulevard were built. Its main entrance is Heroes' Square (Hősök tere), one of Hungary's World Heritage sites. A millennium is a period of time, equal to one thousand years (from Latin mille, thousand, and annum, year). ... Andrássy Avenue or Andrássy út (lit. ... The Budapest Metro is the fastest means of public transport in Budapest. ... Nagykörút or Grand Boulevard (sometimes Great Boulevard, lit. ... Heroes Square – overview Heroes Square has statues representing the founders of the Magyar nation 1100 years ago Palace of Art Heroes Square (HÅ‘sök tere in Hungarian) is a large plaza in Budapest, Hungary. ... This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe. ...

Heroes' Square is noted for the following: Heroes Square – overview Heroes Square has statues representing the founders of the Magyar nation 1100 years ago Palace of Art Heroes Square (Hősök tere in Hungarian) is a large plaza in Budapest, Hungary. ...

• The Millennium Monument (Millenniumi Emlékmű), one of Budapest's emblematic sights (1905)
• The Museum of Fine Arts (Szépművészeti Múzeum, 1906)
• The Palace of Art (Műcsarnok, 1895)

City Park proper includes the following notable sights: Millennium Monument may refer to one of the following: Millennium Monument (Russia) (1862); Millennium Monument (Budapest) (1904); Millennium Monument (Malaysia). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Museum of Fine Arts is a museum in Heroes Square, Budapest, facing the Palace of Art. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Palace of Art, overview Palace of Art, main entrance The Hall of Art or Palace of Art (Műcsarnok in Hungarian) is an art museum in Budapest, located in Heroes Square, facing the Museum of Fine Arts. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

• The Vajdahunyad Castle, presenting the major art styles and housing the Agricultural Museum today (first built in 1896, in its present state finished in 1907)
• The Széchenyi Medicinal Baths and Swimming Pool (Széchenyi fürdő), one of Europe's largest bath complexes (1913)
• The Municipal Zoological and Botanical Garden (Fővárosi Állat- és Növénykert, founded in 1866, built in its present state in 1912, expanded and improved since several times)
• The Municipal Grand Circus (Budapest) (Fővárosi Nagycirkusz, 1971)
• The Budapest Amusement Park (Vidám Park) with a separate amusement park for small children
  • Its roller coaster, built in 1922 after the plans of Ervin Dragon, is 17m in height and travels 980m in five minutes. It is one of the ten remaining side friction roller coasters in the world. [1][2]
  • Its merry-go-round was built in 1906 and its cave railway in 1912. Along with the roller coaster these are considered to be historic monuments.
• The Gundel Restaurant, one of Hungary's most famous, founded in 1879 (residing in its present building since 1894)
• The Millennium Salon (Millennium Szalon) in Olof Palme House (1885)
• The Transport Museum of Budapest (Közlekedési Múzeum 1899)
• The Aviation Museum of Budapest
• City Park Pond (Városligeti-tó), used as an ice rink in winter, the largest outdoor skating-rink in Central Europe (1926), with a hall built in 1894
• The Petőfi Hall (Petőfi Csarnok), a youth leisure centre (1985)
• The Time Wheel (Időkerék, 2004)
• A spacious procession square (used for several purposes)
• Sports grounds, playgrounds, meadows, esplanades (e.g. one named after Olof Palme), several statues (among others, of George Washington and Winston Churchill), a memorial for Anna Lindh, a botanical garden and a transport park for children

Next to City Park can be seen Vajdahunyad Castle, Budapest For the castle in present-day Hunedoara, Romania, see Castle of Vajdahunyad. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Exterior The Széchenyi Medicinal Bath in Budapest (Széchenyi-gyógyfürdő) is the largest medicinal bath in Europe. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A rollercoaster that does not have an extra set of wheels under the track to prevent cars from flying off. ... This article is about the fairground ride. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Rockefeller Centre ice rink An ice rink is a frozen body of water where people can ice skate or play winter sports. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Timewheel The Timewheel is the worlds largest hourglass. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sven Olof Joachim Palme ( ) (January 30, 1927 – February 28, 1986) was a Swedish politician. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the Commander in Chief of American forces in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and, later, the first President of the United States, an office he held from 1789 to 1797. ... Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was an English politician and author, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ... Anna Lindh Photo: Pawel Flato Anna Lindh (June 19, 1957 – September 11, 2003) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician who served as Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1998 until her assassination. ...

• School for the Blind (1904)
• Balás Villa (1907)
• Institute of Germanistics of the Eötvös Loránd University

In its neighbourhood: 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about Eötvös Loránd University, which is often referred to as University of Budapest. ...

• The Geological Institute of Hungary, built in 1899 by Ödön Lechner (approx. 750 m away)

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See also

• People's Park (Népliget)

Népliget (approximate translation: Peoples Park) is located in Budapest, Hungary. ...

External links

• Budapest Page on Városliget