Four places in Budapest you cannot see anymore

Budapest is famous for its architecture. We can find several buildings which commemorate the old city’s look back in the past of the Hungarian capital. Unfortunately, many buildings did not survive the historical events of the past decades and disappeared off the ground. We can only recall these buildings from pictures and archive shootings.

Szeretlek Magyarország collected four places in Budapest which used to exist in the Hungarian capital.

Tabán

Tabán usually refers to an area within the 1st District of Budapest (Buda Castle). In the 1900s, it was the most populated part of the Hungarian capital. Today, only a few buildings commemorate this old district and the valley between Gelllért Hill and Nap Hill. This romantic area with long and narrow streets, restaurants and little houses was Hungarian writer Gyula Krúdy‘ favourite part of the city.

From the beginning of the 20th century, Tabán was affected by serious diseases because of the lack of a sewer system in the district. The government planned to rebuild the district and make it a new part of the city, but by the time construction could start, World War II broke out. Budapest lost a truly romantic district of the past.

Watch the video and step back in time to the 1930s:

National Theatre

The old National Theatre on Blaha Lujza Square was exploded in 1964. This is an event which still causes bad feelings in people because many of them had the opportunity to watch theatrical plays in the theatre for years and saw legendary Hungarian actors and actresses. Although the city got its new National Theatre, people still miss the old one which was one of the most spectacular ones in the city.