Museum of Contemporary Art: The Ludwig Museum is the only museum of contemporary art in Hungary who collects even international works. Founded in 1989 by the Hungarian cultural government.
The basis of his collection were the 70 pieces donated by the couple Ludwig and the Ludwig Foundation in Aachen.In 1991 and gave 91 pieces this year organized the first exhibition in the building to the Buda Castle under the direction of the National Gallery.
The museum became independent in 1996 and since then its collection becomes enriched and organized over 150 exhibitions. Read more…
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Hungary lies in the temperate zone. Within the same climate is continental and is characterized primarily by the large relative differences between the four seasons.
Thanks to its location in the climate of the capital can see the signs climatic characteristics of both the west and the east. Mild weather, rainy is so decisive, as extreme weather characteristic of the Plain.
In Budapest the average number of hours of sun each year is 2040, the average annual temperature is 11 ° C. The temperature range during the day is quite large.
January is the coldest month, the average temperature is 0.2 ° C while the warmest month is July, when the average temperature can reach 24.8 ° C also. Read more…
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Gellert Thermal Baths and Swimming Pool, also called Gellért fürd? or Gellért Baths, are a bath complex in Budapest, Hungary, built between 1912 and 1918 in the (Secession) Art Nouveau style.
They were damaged during World War II, but then rebuilt. References to healing waters in this location are found from as early as the 13th century. A hospital was located on this site during the Middle Ages. During the reign of the Ottoman Empire, baths were also built on this particular site.
The Gellért Baths complex includes thermal baths, which are small pools containing water from Gellért hill’s mineral hot springs. The water contains calcium, magnesium, hydrocarbonate, alkalis, chloride, sulfate, and fluoride. Read more…
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