turkish times
Hungary was occupied by the Ottoman Empire between 1541 and 1686. During this time, many mosques, baths and other Turkish buildings were erected in Pest and Buda, and Christian churches' walls were whitewashed, to give home to more mosques and djamis.
Following the re-taking of Buda from the Turks in 1686, all mosques were destroyed. Today's Budapest still holds a few examples of Turkish architecture: the türbe of Gül Baba in Buda, and the Király Bath in Fő utca.
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Hungarian National Gallery 1014 Szent György tér 2 District 1. Budapest Show me on map »
The museum is located inside the Royal Buda Castle building, in wings A, B, C and D. Containing over 100,000 items, it is by far the largest public collection featuring the evolution of Hungarian fine arts. |
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Hungarian National Museum 1088 Múzeum körút 14 District 8. City center Budapest Show me on map »
Founded in 1802 with the book, medal, and manuscript collection belonging to Count Ferenc Széchenyi. In 1846 the museum took its final place in the neo-Classical building on today’s Múzeum körút designed by Mihály Pollack.. |
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Király Thermal Bath 1027 Fő utca 84 District 2. Budapest Show me on map »
The construction of this Bath was begun by Arslan, the Pasha of Buda in 1565 and was completed by his successor, Sokoli Mustafa. The Király Thermal Bath had no direct hot water base, nor has it any today. The Turks built the Bath far from the springs to ensure the opportunity for bathing even in the case of an eventual siege, within the walls of the castle. |
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Military History Museum: 1014 Tóth Árpád sétány 40 District 1. Budapest Show me on map » |
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Rudas Thermal Bath 1013 Döbrentei tér 9 District 1. Budapest Show me on map »
The centerpiece of the bath today, the Turkish bath, was built during the 16th century in the period of the Turkish occupation. Below the 10 m diameter dome, sustained by 8 pillars, there is an octagonal pool. The thermal bath has been visited from 1936 on exclusively by men. The swimming pool, operating as a therapeutic swimming facility and with a sauna, was built in 1896. |
