The Gellért Hill and the Citadel get renewed – PHOTOS

According to szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu and turizmusonline.hu, 68 creative tenders have been submitted to renew a truly mesmerizing spot in Budapest: the Gellért Hill with the Citadel. Out of the 68 tenders, 14 were purchased, one including, for example, the implementation of a roller coaster between the Citadel and the Castle Garden.

Unexpectedly, 68 tenders were submitted to the Lechner Knowledge Centre, to present plans to the renewal of the Gellért Hill and the Citadel, by the deadline of November 10. This time not only the carefully and completely designed tenders were accepted, but creative and original ideas were more than welcome, as well. Anyone could submit a tender to revitalize the sights, provided, they took the World Heritage role and the balance of the natural treasures into account.

Members of the jury were prestigious and acknowledged architects, landscape architects, historians, and the main architect of Budapest, who were in charge of evaluating all the submitted works on the basis of landscape environment, the factor of fitting into the image of the city, the touristic significance, and the keeping of values. Out of the 68 entries, 3 were purchased for 3 million HUF, and 11 for 1 million HUF, each.

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One of the 3 outstanding projects is the work of István Boda and Bálint Iszak, who found it particularly important to link Tabán and the Gellért Hill by a green bridge, and to build a look-out tower facing the Danube and the Castle. Moreover, at one end of the Citadel a covered stage with auditorium would be placed.