Hungarian State Opera House, Budapest, Hungary 4
Etiquette forbade Emperor Franz Josef and Empress Elisabeth from walking up the main staircase. What’s more, they weren’t allowed to look anywhere but straight ahead as they entered. What’s an architect to do? Install a humongous mirror at the top of private stairs, of course.
Faces, Budapest, Hungary 1
For those who long for the days of secret police, you need only look up in Budapest to refresh your paranoia. No matter where you step, you are being watched. Occasionally by friendly faces, but mostly by grim and tormented souls. There is a precedent for this trend. In 1897,
Great Market Hall (Nagycsarnok), Budapest, Hungary
Fancy a pig’s foot? Duck liver paté? A made-in-China doll dressed in traditional Hungarian garb? The Great Market Hall (Nagycsarnok) has you covered. This 10,000 sq. meter giant is a Budapest institution, the largest indoor market in the city and one of the most popular tourist highlights in English guidebooks.
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