Just about every capital city in Eastern Europe seems to have been called “the Paris of the East” at some point. Unlike most other cities in the region, however, Budapest doesn’t need the comparison.

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This virtual tour presents a sweeping aerial view of Budapest centered on the Hungarian Parliament Building, one of the city’s most iconic landmarks, set beside the calm waters of the Danube River.

Fascinating photos from the Hungarian Fortepan archive detail how one of Europe's most beautiful cities was built (and rebuilt). 1 1893: A heavy-duty roof being constructed for the Dosza Gyorgy Road ...

Whatever you do in Budapest, do not miss its opera house—even though it annoyed the heck out of Emperor Franz Josef. And Michael Jackson, the well-known world traveler, might have thought he was in ...

In his new series, “Corner Symmetry,” Hungarian photographer and printmaker Zsolt Hlinka captures some of his home city of Budapest’s most stunning buildings, manipulating them to make them appear as ...

Budapest’s new mayor, Gergely Karácsony, has moved to block the construction of Hungary’s New National Gallery, due to the SANAA-designed building’s supposed “enormous impact on its environment.” ...

Building tour of the rental housing construction project on Baross Street in District IV on 22 June 2026.