Beautiful Budapest Perspectives: Parliament

Beautiful Budapest Perspectives

Budapest Parliament Building is one of the most iconic landmarks in Europe, offering stunning views from various angles. Admiring a building from different angles unveils new perspectives and highlights details often overlooked from a single viewpoint. Each shift in position allows for a deeper appreciation of its design, offering unique opportunities to capture its beauty in fresh, unexpected ways.

One of the best perspectives is from the banks of the Danube River, where you can capture the full grandeur of the Gothic Revival architecture with the water reflecting the building’s majestic silhouette. A boat tour along the river (I highly recommend Danube Legend) allows for a unique shot from the water, giving you an intimate yet sweeping view of the Parliament and its surrounding bridges. Another fantastic viewpoint is from the Buda side of the city, particularly from Fisherman’s Bastion, where you can beautifully frame the Parliament.

For a more panoramic shot, head to Gellért Hill, offering an elevated vantage point with a wide-angle view of both the Parliament and the sweeping cityscape. A great time to capture the building’s beauty is during golden hour, when the sunlight casts a warm glow on its intricate details, making it shine against the sky. Nighttime photography also offers magical opportunities, as the Parliament is beautifully illuminated, providing a striking contrast to the dark sky. From Margaret Island, you can frame the Parliament against lush green landscapes, making for a peaceful yet grand shot.

Book a private tour to experience the building up close, so that I can reveal hidden details and offer exclusive perspectives that will leave you in awe of its true magnificence.

15th of March – Independence Day

We celebrate Independence Day on the 15th of March, the Hungarian freedom war against the Habsburgs started on the 15th of March in 1848.

I collected some Hungarian flags from all around Budapest for celebration. On the Hungarian flag RED stands for life, blood and passion, WHITE stands for honesty and GREEN stands for hope.

Independence Day Hungary 15th of March
Independence Day Hungary 15th of March

Merry Christmas from Beautiful Budapest

Merry Christmas from Beautiful Budapest! #merrychristmas #boldogkarácsonyt #budapest#beautifulbudapest #christmas

 

Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas

Ice skating in the City Park

Mí favourite winter program is to go ice skating to the City Park.

Beautiful Budapest by night

Days are getting shorter and nights are getting longer and this is how Beautiful Budapest looks like with all the amazing lights.

Beautiful Budapest by night
Beautiful Budapest by night

My morning moments in Budapest

Sometimes it’s hard to get out of bed in the morning but by the time I get to downtown Pest for a tour I’m the most grateful to live in the most beautiful city of the world.

Good morning Budapest!

The bells of Matthias Church early in the morning right after sunrise on a beautiful day of autumn.

Rumbach street synagogue is now open for visitors

Rumbach street synagogue, one pillar of the famous synagogue triangle in Budapest was closed for renovation works for almost three years. From the 19th of July the synagogue is open for visitors, so that you can admire the interior of the building designed by Otto Wagner in the 1860’s.

The synagogue is of moorish architecture and surely you’ll be amazed by the abundance of colours: blue, purple and golden. There will be concerts, performances, exhibitions and conferences held in the building and you can also have some coffee and snack in the cafeteria.

I’m happy to show you the building when you book a Jewish Quarter walking tour with me.

 

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Must-See: Academy of Music

I’m still not sure when Hungary’s borders will reopen and travellers can visit Beautiful Budapest, so here is another building for you to admire from a distance.

The Academy of Music is a real jewellery box in the 6th district of Budapest. It’s a music university and a concert hall that opened in 1907. The style is a very interesting mixture of Gothic and Art Nouveau but you might see elements of Classicism, too. The facade is so ornate that it will take you some time to spot the statue of Franz Liszt right above the entrance. Franz Liszt, the most famous Hungarian composer founded the music academy in his home in 1875 and the academy got named after him in 1925.

The building can be visited, there are guided tours, but the most amazing experience is to go to a concert, so that you can admire the building and music at the same time. Most of the programs were either cancelled or are held online and personally I can’t wait to go in person hopefully in the near future.

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