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BUDAPEST, HUNGARY STREET ART: MAN OF THE YEAR

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This mural was commissioned on the 60th anniversary of the 1957 TIME magazine cover depicting a Hungarian Freedom Fighter. In 1956, the magazine deemed the freedom fighters in the Hungarian Revolution as heroes, and dedicated the prestigious cover to all of the the brave souls that fought in the struggle. The original cover was drawn by legendary TIME cover artist Boris Chaliapin (he drew over 400 of them!) and at the bottom of this post, I’ve shared an image of it for you to compare…

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9sep17 Budapest, Hungary

 

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY STREET ART: SWALLOWS by BREAKONE

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9sep17 Budapest, Hungary

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY: 1884

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A woman sits on her beautiful balcony in the morning and has a smoke and a chat on the phone. 

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Anti-corporate/politically-minded Australian street artist CRiSP providing commentary as he eyes McDonald’s in the foreground on Bacso Bela utca.
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The annual Színes Város (Colorful City) Festival is being held right now (through September 24th) and here are some artists in progress on what clearly looks like is going to be a beautiful mural…

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“Will you marry me?” A man prepares the stage for a traditional Hungarian folklore show being held later that evening at the Opera House.  

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The gorgeous Hungarian State Opera House (Magyar Állami Operaház). Neo-Renaissance style. Opened to the public in 1884. Interestingly enough, that’s the same year that the Budapest Keleti Train Station opened, so Budapest was HOT and modern that year! 

9sep17 Budapest, Hungary

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY 🇭🇺: BUDAPEST KELETI IS THE HEART

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Street life. Breakfast on the go.
Throughout the city there are giant murals depicting Hungarian life, traditions, and culture. Vibrant and beautiful.
Inside Budapest Keleti Station are many frescoes by Karoly Lotz, a German-Hungarian painter. A.k.a. Karl Lotz.
James Watt, a Scottish inventor who invented the steam engine.
George Stephenson, an English engineer considered to be the “Father of the Railways.” He built the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line.
The exquisite Budapest Keleti Railway Station seen from across the walking bridge.
Best name for a hotel ever. Simple and to the point. What else do you need?
A beautiful, quaint courtyard. There are many hidden gems like this within all of the buildings in the city. Lives being experienced within the architecture…

8sep17 Budapest, Hungary 🇭🇺 

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY: LOVE THY NEIGHBOR

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The majestic Budapest Keleti Railway Station. People coming, people going.
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Blossoming decay.
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Modern architecture. There are little shiny silver flags poking out of the walls where the corners meet.

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I’ve only seen “FACE” up high around the city. This reflects risky courage and a strong reputation.
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A comprehensive city scene mural by artist crew Neopaint.

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British artist Luke Embden

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The Paperboy statue

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Behind the Budapest Eye 

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The Fat Policeman statue

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8sep17 Budapest, Hungary

 

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY: “B U D A”

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Buda Castle (Budavári Palota,) is the historical castle/palace of the Hungarian kings. It was first completed in 1265, but the complex as you see it today was built between 1749 and 1769.

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The Danube. In the distance is Elisabeth Bridge. 

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Gellért Monument: This is Bishop Gellért Sagredo, known for his mission to spread Christianity throughout Hungary. After the first Christian king of Hungary Saint Stephen’s death, legend has it that the rebelling pagan Magyars sealed Gellért up in a barrel and sent him rolling down the side of the hill to his death. 

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7sep17 Budapest, Hungary.

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY STREET ART: “MATCH OF THE CENTURY” by NEOPAINT

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Location: Rumbach Sebestyén Utca

Story: On 25 November 1953, an international football match was played between Hungary—then the world’s number one ranked team, the Olympic champions and on a run of 24 unbeaten games, and England, that became known as the Match of the Century. Hungary won 6–3; the English were shown to be technically and tactically inferior to the Hungarian side, known as the Mighty Magyars, in every way. The result led to a review of the antiquated training and tactics used by the England team, and the subsequent adoption of continental practices at an international and club level in the English game. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Match_of_the_Century_(1953_England_v_Hungary_football_match)

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7sep17 Budapest, Hungary.

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY STREET ART: “THE ANGEL OF BUDAPEST” by OKUDA SAN MIGUEL

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Sometimes called the “Angel of Budapest” or the “Spanish Schindler,” Spanish diplomat Ángel Sanz Briz (1910-1980) is credited with having saved as many as 5,000 Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust, between June and December 1944. https://blogs.loc.gov/international-collections/2017/01/the-angel-of-budapest-ngel-sanz-briz/

Spanish artist Okuda San Miguel http://okudart.es/showcase/ dedicated this mural to Ángel Sanz Briz on a project supported by the Spanish embassy in Hungary. 

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7sep17 Budapest, Hungary.

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY: DANUBE IF YOU DO, DANUBE IF YOU DON’T

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The great Danube. It was the frontier of the Roman Empire and today it flows through 10 countries, more than any other river in the world. It begins in Germany and flows southeast for 2,860 km (1,780 mi), and passes through or touches the borders of Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine before emptying into the Black Sea.
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A guardian lion on the Széchenyi Chain Bridge
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Széchenyi Chain Bridge: suspension bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest. Designed by English engineer William Tierney Clark and built by Scottish engineer Adam Clark. Completed in 1849. It’s named after Istvan Széchenyi, who was a major benefactor to its overall construction, but people mostly refer to it as the Chain Bridge. At its inception, it was considered to be an engineering wonder and it has made a significant impact historically, economically, and culturally on the capital city, much in the way that the Brooklyn Bridge has done for New York.

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Buda Castle, completed in 1265, overlooks the Danube from up high.
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Mihály Vörösmarty (patriotic Hungarian poet) Monument in Vörösmarty Square, one of the busiest spots in the downtown area. 
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Created in 2010 as a joint collaboration by street artists Rapa and Vegaz, the painting is a tribute to the world-renowned Hungarian-born op-art pioneer Victor Vasarely’s 1983 book “Colorful Cities.” 
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Entering Buda Castle Garden
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 red: strength (erő), white: fidelity (hűség) and green: hope (remény) – became official in 1957. It represents the 1848 revolution and the opposition to a monarchy and the Habsburg Empire. 
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Elizabeth, Habsburg empress and Hungarian queen. Wife of Franz Joseph, ‘Sissi’ was much loved by the Magyars (ethnic Hungarians) because, in addition to appropriating many aspects of Hungarian culture, she learned to speak Hungarian. Sadly, she was assassinated by an Italian anarchist (a poor man who hated the upper nobility) in Geneva in 1898 with a sharpened needle file.
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Elisabeth Bridge (Erzsébet híd): in honor of the Queen shown in the picture above. 

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7sep2017. Budapest, Hungary.

 

 

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY STREET ART: SAVE THE ANIMALS – ONE WORLD, ONE CHANCE by DRK x TRIPO

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8sep17. Budapest, Hungary.