protected monuments
Budapest has many protected monuments. All such buildings or ruins thereof that are destined to be preserved in the best condition possible by Hungarian law for historical or artistic reasons are listed as protected monuments.
Buildings that acquired this status may not be permitted to be demolished (for example, nearly all buildings in the Castle District are protected in this way, but there are many on the Pest side as well).
The protected monument status is indicated by a small rectangular stone sign, displaying the date of construction and a short story of the monument.
protected monuments Key Sections
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Academy of Music 1061 Liszt Ferenc tér 8 District 6. City Center Budapest Show me on map »
The Academy of Music is the flagship of Hungarian musical education, and the most prestigious concert venue of Budapest. Its current building, the third in its history, is one of the most important Art Nouveau landmarks in the city. |
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Art Hall 1146 Dózsa György út 37 District 14. Budapest Show me on map »
The Art Hall is the largest exhibition space in Hungary. It is one of Heroes’ Square’s dominant Classicist buildings. It has no permanent collection of its own; the regular temporary exhibitions feature mostly contemporary artists and art groups. |
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Buda Castle Funicular Clark Ádám tér District 1. Budapest Show me on map »
The Buda Castle Funicular is a special pendulum-type funicular railway whose lower station is located at Clark Ádám tér, and the upper station is between the Sándor Palace and the Buda Castle. As a part of the view of the Danube embankments, it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
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Budapest History Museum – Castle Museum 1014 Szent György tér 2 District 1. Budapest Show me on map »
This museum, situated in the beautiful Buda Castle itself, showcases the main collection of Budapest’s archaeological finds, displaying the evolution (and sometimes the destruction) of the various settlements all the way from Roman times up until the 13th century. |
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Citadel 1118 Citadella sétány District 11. Budapest Show me on map »
The Citadel was built as a military fortress on the highest point of Budapest’s city centre by Habsburg Austria, following the 1848-49 Revolution. The construction was finished in 1854, and the main function of the building was to present a constant threat to rebellious |
