BUDAPEST, HUNGARY 🇭🇺: BUDAPEST KELETI IS THE HEART

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: ONE WORLD, ONE CHANCE

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Arriving to Budapest Keleti Railway Station with a small train house on the left.
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The back of Danubius Well facing the ‘new’ Budapest Eye (the ferris wheel opened in mid-March of this year.) Danubius Well: The first fountain in Budapest. It was inaugurated in 1883 at Kálvin tér (a downtown square,) but moved to its present location in Erzsébet Square in 1959. Sculptor: Leó Feszler. The statues symbolize the main rivers of the country: Danube, Tisza, Drava and Sava.
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Bustling to and fro in front of St. Stephen’s Basilica (Szent István-bazilika). Completed in 1905. Named in honor of  the first King of Hungary (circa 975–1038), Stephen, whose right hand is supposedly housed within. 

 

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Imposing, breathtaking, awe-inspiring architecture affecting the passersby all over the city.
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Budapest Keleti (Eastern) Railway Station. Opened 133 years ago on August 16, 1884. Designed in the eclectic style (a mixture of many artistic styles) by Gyula Rochlitz and János Feketeházy.

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The sun shines on the Budapest Eye.
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Rákóczi út (Rákóczi Avenue) ~ Named for Francis II Rákóczi, a Hungarian nobleman who led the uprising against the Habsurgs in 1703-1711. He was also the Prince of Transylvania. He is considered to be national hero. 

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Artists: Tripo x DRK

September 2017 – Budapest, Hungary.