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A small historical reference

Geography:

Unification of Buda, Pest and Óbuda: November 17, 1873

History: The Buda fortress and palace were built by King Béla IV of Hungary in 1247, and were the nucleus round which the town of Buda was built, which soon gained great importance, and became in 1361 the capital of Hungary.

Pest was a separate independent city, references to which appear in writings dating back to 1148. Pest became an important economic center during 11th–13th centuries. It was destroyed in the 1241 Mongol invasion of Hungary but rebuilt once again soon thereafter. In 1849 the first suspension bridge, the Széchenyi Chain Bridge, was constructed across the Danube connecting Pest with Buda.

Settlements dating from the stone age have been found in Óbuda. The Romans built Aquincum, the capital of Pannonia province here. Hungarians arrived after 900 and it served as an important settlement of major tribal leaders, later kings. Béla IV of Hungary built a new capital after the 1241-42 Mongol invasion in Buda, somewhat south of Óbuda.

Population: 1 759 407

Budapest. Alkotmány Street
Alkotmány Street - Alkotmány út
Budapest. Andrassy Street
Andrassy Street - Andrássy út
Budapest. Andrassy street with Rondeau
Andrassy street with Rondeau
Budapest. Anonymous Monument
Anonymous Monument - Névtelen emlék
Budapest. Austrian-Hungarian Bank
Austrian-Hungarian Bank - Osztrák-Magyar Bank
Budapest. Baross Square with the East Railway Station, circa 1900
Baross Square with the East Railway Station, circa 1900
Budapest. Castle garden, Statue of Prince Eugene
Castle garden, Statue of Prince Eugene - Várkert, Eugene herceg szobra
Budapest. Central Station
Central Station - Központi pályaudvar
Budapest. Chain Bridge and warehouse
Chain Bridge and warehouse
Budapest. Clinic on Üllői Avenue (is the longest - 15,6 km - avenue in Budapest)
Clinic on Üllői Avenue (is the longest - 15,6 km - avenue in Budapest)
Budapest. Danube panorama with Blocksberg - Duna látképe a Gellért Heggyel
Danube panorama with Blocksberg - Duna látképe a Gellért Heggyel
Budapest. Franz Joseph's Bridge, circa 1900
Franz Joseph's Bridge, circa 1900
Budapest. Elizabeth Bridge - Erzsébet híd
Elizabeth Bridge - Erzsébet híd
Budapest. Elizabeth Bridge - Erzsébet híd
Elizabeth Bridge - Erzsébet híd
Budapest. Margaret Bridge and ships
Margaret Bridge and ships - Margit híd és hajók
Budapest. Margaret bridge - Margit híd
Margaret bridge - Margit híd
Budapest. Fisherman's Bastion
Fisherman's Bastion - Halászbástya
Budapest. Fisherman's Bastion
Fisherman's Bastion - Halászbástya
Budapest. Fisherman's Bastion
Fisherman's Bastion - Halászbástya
Budapest. Fisherman's Bastion
Fisherman's Bastion - Halászbástya
Budapest. Fisherman's Bastion, Sankt Stefan Monument
Fisherman's Bastion, Sankt Stefan Monument - Halászbástya, Szent Istvan szobor
Budapest. Kerepesi street, 1906
Kerepesi street - Kerepesi út, 1906
Budapest. Klotild Palace, Swath Road
Klotild Palace, Swath Road - Klotild Palota, Eskü utca
Budapest. Margaret's Isle, circa 1900
Margaret's Isle - Margitsziget, circa 1900
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