Budapest: Cultural Visit

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Budapest Cultural Visit
Team 6 Paul Voorhies, Kurt Hammond, Chad
Little, Ken Jackson, Matt Edgington, JiHyun Kim
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Historical Overview of Budapest
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Historical Overview

• Roman Rule
• Single City occupying both sides of the Danube
  River
• Buda right (west bank)
• Pest left (east bank)

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Major Museums Art Galleries
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Major Museums and Art Galleries

• Museum of Fine Arts since 1871
• 3000 Paintings (13th largest Collection)
• 1200 HUF (7.26 full price) 1100 HUF (6.65 group
  price)
• 10am - 530pm Tours Tues - Sat. in English, No
  Reservations

May Day - Thursday May 1 - Extended Hours, A Jazz
Salon, Guided Tours and special programs
Raphael - Madonna and Child with Infant St. John,
1508.
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Major Museumsand Art Galleries

• Hungarian National Gallery HNG since 1957
• Buda Palace Buildings B, C, and D
• 6000 Paintings (5th largest Collection.
  Comparison 11,000 in Louve)
• 800 HUF (4.84 full price) 6000 Ft (Group of 16)
  1.5ft(photo pass) 2ft(video pass)
• 10am - 6pm everyday except Monday

Mihály Munkácsy (1844-1900) - Christ in front of
Pilate, 1881.
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Major Museumsand Art Galleries

• Other Museum/Gallery Opportunities
• Budapests House of Terror
• Art Gallery (massive building, close to our
  Hotel)
• Galeria Centralis - mostly photography - free
• Dorottya Gallery - Free
• Statue Park - Outdoor communist statues

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Churches Religious Sites
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Churches and Religious Sites

• Cave Church -
• History
• Cave was once home to St. Istvan.
• 1926 the church was expanded.
• 1951 Communist police arrested Pauline monks.
• Cave Church was blocked with concrete wall.
• 1989 returned to the Paulite order.
• Quick Facts
• Type of Site Catholic Chapel.
• Location Above St. Gellert Square, in Gellert
  Hill, Buda, Budapest, Hungary.
• Bus 7, 7A, 86, Teteny-busz.
• Tram 18, 19, 41, 47, 49, 118 to Szent Gellert
  ter stop.
• Visitation Hours 9am-8pm except during
  services.
• Cost 0.00

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Churches and Religious Sites, cont.

• St. Stephen's Basilica -
• History
• Basilica The largest church in Hungary.
• Took over 50 years to build the Basilica.
• Collapse of the dome in 1868.
• Stored Documents in World War II.
• Quick Facts
• Services Daily Mass 8am, and 530 and 6pm
  Sunday Mass 8, 9, and 10am, noon, and 6 and
  730pm.
• Location V. Szent István tér 33, Pest,
  Budapest, Hungary.
• Metro Arany János utca (Blue line) or
  Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út (Yellow line).
• Visitation Hours Church daily 7am-7pm, except
  during services treasury daily.
• Cost Church free treasury 200 Ft (90)
  tower 400 Ft (1.80).

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Churches and Religious Sites, cont.

• - Dohány Street Synagogue (Great Synagogue)
• History
• Built in1854 and 1859.
• 1944 establishment of the Jewish ghetto.
• 1945 (20,000) Jews take refuge in the Synagogue.
• Used as radio tower during the Communist
  period.
• Things to See
• Jewish Heroes' Mausoleum, Temple and Jewish
  Museum.
• Quick Facts
• Address VII. Dohány u. 2-8, Pest, Budapest,
  Hungary
• Metro Astoria (Red line) or Deák tér (all
  lines)
• Visitation Tues-Thurs 10am-5pm Fri 10am-2pm
  Sun 10am-2pm. Services are held Fri
  6pm and Sat 9am
• Cost 2.70

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Churches and Religious Sites, cont.

• - National Jewish Museum
• History
• History of Jews in Hungary.
• Holocaust in Hungary
• Things to see
• Displays include items such as Sabbath and
  holiday items (Herend porcelain pass-over
  plates), ritual items, and other Jewish
  artifacts.
• Quick Facts
• Address VII. Dohány u. 2-8, Pest, Budapest,
  Hungary
• Next to the Dohany Street Synagogue
• Metro Astoria (Red line) or Deák tér (all
  lines)
• Visitation Mon-Thurs 10am-5pm Fri and Sun
  10am-2pm
• Cost Guided tours in English 6.75

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Other Historical Sites
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Other Historical Sites

• Budapest Opera House -
• Quick Facts
• Construction completed 1884
• Decorated with over 7 kgs. of Gold
• Exterior has statues of Mozart, Beethoven, Verdi
  etc.
• Seats nearly 1300
• Purchase pretty good seats 3-4 days before
• Good Seats range between 20-60
• Shows nightly

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Other Historical Sites

• Budapest Castle District -
• Major Sights in the District
• Royal Palace (Királyi Palota)
• Fishermens Bastion (Halászbástya)
• Matthias Church (Mátyás templom)
• Quick Facts
• Chain Car will take you to the top of the hill
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• Beautiful views of the Danube with the Chain
  Bridge
• District was a refuge from the Mongolians in the
  1300s
• Invaded by both the Turks and the Austrians
• Very Authentic Cafés

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Other Historical Sites

• Budapest Parliament -
• Quick Facts
• 3rd largest in the world
• 691 Rooms
• 50 five-story apartment blocks could fit into
  the Parliament
• 50 minute tours are held in English 4 times a
  day
• Less than 2 per person

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Other Historical Sites

• Chain Bridge -
• Quick Facts
• Replaced an old pontoon style bridge
• Connects Buda with Pest over the mighty Danube
• The original construction took over 50 years
• Its first use came from the Hungarian Soldiers
  retreating back from Austria
• Germans destroyed it in 1945
• Reconstructed in 1947-1949

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Entertainment
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Key Dates and Events

• 550th anniversary of the crowning of King Corvin
  Mátyás
• Museum of Fine Arts
• Visitors can view approximately 200 pieces of Art

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Thermal Baths
Király Bath
Lukács Bath
Rác Bath
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Other Spas

• Gellért Spa
• Széchényi Spa Entrance fee 1500 HUF
• Király Bath Entrance fee 1000 HUF 

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Caves

• The Castle caveSzemlohegyi cavePálvölgyi cave 

The Castle Cave Guided tours daily from 10am to
6pm. The tour lasts about 50 minutes.

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Restaurants and Food
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Hungarian Cuisine

• Commonly Used Ingredients
• Paprika
• Onion
• Carrot
• Green Peppers
• Potatoes

• Common Dishes
• Goulash
• Chicken Paprikas
• Balaton Pike-Perch
• Fish Paprikas
• Sausage
• Many Varieties of soup and stew

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Hungarian Drinks

• 22 wine regions that produce 93 varieties of wine
  grapes
• Famous wines from Hungary include
• Somlo
• Tokaj (famous dessert wine)
• Badacsony
• Villany
• Sopron
• Eger

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Shopping
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Shopping in Hungary - 2008
Consumers have had less cash to spend following
government increases in taxes and utility bills
in an attempt to narrow the budget deficit.
Inflation rate is at its highest level in six
years. Population is ageing. Retail sales fell
0.3 in December and were down 4.0 from the
corresponding period last year,
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Shopping in Hungary - 2008
FACTORS AFFECTING RETAIL BEHAVIOR
Hungary is the European Unions slowest growing
economy Will introduce Euro by 2010. Purchasing
power is weak Average income is about USD600 per
month, with 70 earning less than half this
amount. Population has been declining for many
years, fertility rate is low. Unemployment is
around 7 .
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Shopping in Hungary - 2008
Many small shops close for one to two hours at
lunch Most stores close at 1.00 pm on Saturday
for the weekend apart from supermarkets
Foreign owned hypermarkets are a growing force
(such as Tesco and Walmart) small supermarkets
and neighborhood stores are needing to
rationalize and join up with chains. Nearly at
saturation point. Many independent stores are
joining franchises
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Shopping in Hungary - 2008
Food potatoes are the most popular food
product, followed by fruit, poultry and
vegetables. Drinks Tea is the most popular
followed by milk and coffee. Food trends more
cheese, pasta, chocolate and rice, less white
bread and pork
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Tourist Information Tips
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Travel Tips

• Travel Tips
• For the most part Budapest is a pretty safe
  place
• Littering in Budapest is very offensive
• When eating out in Restaurants 10-15 tips are
  typical but dont leave the money on the table
• When toasting do not click beer glass as it is
  very offensive to their culture
• Avoid women that come up and flirt with you, it
  is usually some type of scheme.
• Pick pocketing is pretty prominent in tight
  spaces, make sure your belongings are secure
• When riding public transportation take your
  backpack off and put it between your legs
• Avoid any type of street sales that involves
  going to a private location
• April/May weather is around 45-65 Degrees

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Additional Information
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Travel Tips

• Travel Tips
• For the most part Budapest is a pretty safe
  place
• Littering in Budapest is very offensive
• When eating out in Restaurants 10-15 tips are
  typical but dont leave the money on the table
• When toasting do not click beer glass as it is
  very offensive to their culture
• Avoid women that come up and flirt with you, it
  is usually some type of scheme.
• Pick pocketing is pretty prominent in tight
  spaces, make sure your belongings are secure
• When riding public transportation take your
  backpack off and put it between your legs
• Avoid any type of street sales that involves
  going to a private location
• April/May weather is around 45-65 Degrees

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Additional Information

• Museum of Fine Arts www.szepmuveszeti.hu/
• Museum Hungarian National Gallery www.mng.hu/en

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Budapest Cultural Visit
Team 6 Paul Voorhies, Kurt Hammond, Chad
Little, Ken Jackson, Matt Edgington, Ji Kim