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.
turkish times Key Sections
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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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Military History Museum: 1014 Tóth Árpád sétány 40 District 1. Budapest Show me on map » |
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Tomb of Gül Baba 1023 Mecset utca 14 District 2. Budapest Show me on map » |
