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18-504: It is located at the end of the famous pedestrian shopping street Váci utca and on the Pest side of the Liberty bridge at Fővám square . It had already been suggested in the 1860s that the food supply to the capital city should be improved by the construction of market halls. One of the main objectives set by preliminary plans was that only food which had been inspected should be sold. Not only had

36-479: A pedestrian-only crossing now that the fourth underground metro line is completed. 47°29′09″N 19°03′18″E  /  47.48583°N 19.05500°E  / 47.48583; 19.05500 This article about a bridge in Hungary is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Belvaros Inner City ( Hungarian : Belváros ; German : Innenstadt ) the central part of Budapest . It

54-525: A proposal in 1883. They considered the most favourable position for the Central Market Hall to be Fővám Square, on the site of the Salt depot. On 28 October 1885, the subject of the market hall once again arose in the capital. The Committee for Economics and Food discussed and accepted the initiative of committee member Lajos Nyíri. They were of the decided opinion that the Central Market Hall must be built in

72-399: Is a church next to ELTE university . Evangelical Church on Deák Square is an old Lutheran church on Deák Ferenc tér . Pilvax kávézó is a café with historical significance. Váci Street is the town's main shopping street full of shops, banks and also some travel agencies. Many tourists start sightseeing there. The Parliament building is the largest one in Hungary and serves as

90-423: Is covered by steel structure. During World War II the market was significantly damaged and remained in deteriorating condition. It wasn't until 1991 that a thorough renovation was undertaken to bring it back to its original splendor. The building re-opened in 1997 to much acclaim and was awarded with FIABCI Prix d’Excellence in 1999. The Central Market Hall continues to be one of the most popular tourist attractions of

108-587: Is more or less equivalent with the historic old town of Pest . The Inner City is situated on the east bank of the river Danube . Until 1949 it was the 4th district of the town. Since then it has largely comprised the 5th district and the 6th district . The border of the city from the east follows the line of the old city walls , which is the Small Boulevard ; its sections are Károly körút ( Charles Boulevard ), Múzeum körút ( Museum Boulevard ) and Vámház körút ( Vámház Boulevard ). The border from

126-736: The River Danube . It is the third southernmost public road bridge in Budapest, located at the southern end of the City Centre . It was originally named Ferenc József híd (Franz Joseph Bridge). At its two ends are two public squares, Gellért tér (at the foot of Gellért Hill , with the Gellért Spa and Hotel Gellért ) and Fővám tér (with the Great Market Hall ). The Liberty Bridge is the shortest bridge in Budapest's center. Initially built as part of

144-534: The 9 th district, on the plot of land lying between the Vámház Blvd, and Pipa, Csillag and Sóház (meaning: salt depot) Streets. At that time, the plot was the property of the state treasury. According to an initial agreement, "the royal government relinquishes the plot for the sake of the capital". Materialisation of plans for a market hall had been dragging on for several years at that time, and essentially no progress had been made. Conditions further deteriorated due to

162-469: The Millennium World Exhibition at the end of the 19th century, the bridge features art nouveau design, mythological sculptures and the country's coat of arms adorned on its side. The northeastern house contains a museum on the bridges of Budapest. The bridge was the first in the city to be rebuilt after suffering heavy damage during World War II. The bridge was built between 1894 and 1896 to

180-643: The center of the Hungarian lawmaking. Szabadság Square is in the center of the town surrounded by monuments and historic buildings. Hungarian State Opera House is one of the most precious historic buildings of the town hosting the Hungarian State Opera . The building was the host of the Hungarian ballet. Várhegy contains the Buda Castle and a lot of historic buildings around it. The three Budapest Metro lines converge at Ferenc Deák Square where

198-923: The city. Most of the stalls on the ground floor offer produce, meats, pastries, candies, spices, and spirits. Many of them have items that are popular with tourists: paprika spices , Tokaji wine , Túró Rudi , kolbász sausage and salami can be found there. The second mezzanine floor has eateries and tourist souvenirs. The basement contains fish mongers, picked vegetables stalls and a few specialized butcher shops. The market opens Monday through Saturday at 6am, but closes Monday at 5pm, Tuesday through Friday at 6pm, and at 3pm on Saturday. 47°29′12″N 19°03′32″E  /  47.48667°N 19.05889°E  / 47.48667; 19.05889 Liberty Bridge (Budapest) Liberty Bridge or Freedom Bridge ( Hungarian : Szabadság híd [ˈsɒbɒtʃaːɡ ˈhiːd] ) in Budapest , Hungary , connects Buda and Pest across

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216-576: The disorganised state of food supply for the capital and the rapid increase in the population. In 1890 events connected with the establishment of the market halls increased in pace. To an increasing extent, the public became aware of the necessity for a market hall. After a general assembly resolution in 1891 which appeared to be final, the Prime Minister Kálmán Tisza, or rather the Justice Minister Teofil Fabiny, relinquished

234-428: The establishment of the retail network to be organised, but they also wished to regulate the sale of wholesale goods. Because of continuous deterioration in food supply conditions, a plan encompassing the whole capital was worked out in 1879. General assembly resolution No. 852 of 30 December provided for the establishment of a Food Committee. The committee formed to prepare for the establishment of market halls drew up

252-506: The iron structure by the Emperor himself, and the bridge was originally named after him. The bridge is 333.6 m in length and 20.1 m in width. The top of the four masts are decorated with large bronze statues of the Turul , a falcon-like bird, prominent in ancient Hungarian mythology . A number of trams cross the bridge as well as other road vehicles, but there is an initiative to convert it to

270-416: The plans of János Feketeházy . Although radically different in structure (it is a cantilever truss bridge with a suspended middle span), the bridge imitates the general outline of a chain-type bridge, which was considered an aesthetically preferable form at the time of construction. The bridge was opened in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph ; the last silver rivet on the Pest abutment was inserted into

288-402: The site to the capital in exchange for a site on Alkotmány Street. The building was designed and built by Samu Pecz in 1897. The market offers a large variety of stalls on three floors. The entrance gate has a neogothic touch. A distinctive architectural feature is the roof which was restored to have colorful Zsolnay tiling from Pécs . The size of the building is 10,000 square meters and

306-567: The west is the river Danube itself. A colloquial definition of inner city (or city centre, both with lower case letters) also exists according to which the city centre of Budapest, in a broader sense, is bordered by the Grand Boulevard on Pest side of the city. In Buda (if it is also included), it is bordered by the continuation of Grand Boulevard by Margit körút (Margaret Boulevard) , Krisztina körút (Christina Boulevard) , Budaörsi út ( Budaörsi Street ) and Bocskai út (Bocskai Street). So

324-463: The wider area comprises the whole 5th district and some parts of the 6th , 7th , 8th , 9th , and the 13th districts on the Pest side, while also certain parts of the 1st. , 2nd , 11th , and the 12th. districts on the Buda side. Dunakorzó is a long esplanade along the east bank of the river with some of monuments. Belvárosi plábániatemplom is the oldest church of the town. Egyetemi templom

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