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Hetzmann Mercédesz Hetzmann Mercédesz · 11/12/2022
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PHOTOS: The renovation of Budapest’s iconic square has been completed!

Budapest development Hungary
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The renovated Blaha Lujza Square in Budapest. Source: Facebook/Karácsony Gergely

Budapest’s Blaha Lujza Square, which has undergone a complete revamp, was inaugurated on Saturday. The renovation lasted 1.5 years.

After 55 years, one of Budapest’s busiest intersections with a significant historical and intellectual heritage has received a new look thanks to the investment of the Municipality of Budapest with the professional support of the Municipalities of the 7th and 8th districts. The first objective of the modernisation was to make Blaha Lujza Square a barrier-free junction, Index reports.

Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said his administration had created a park in the heart of the capital. Katalin Walter, general manager of the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), said the square named after a celebrated Hungarian actress was now “very different” and was now “worthy of its name and its past”.

Zsolt Láng, the government commissioner for the development of the Central Hungarian Economic Development Zone, said the square had been in a poor state for decades but the project had been long and drawn-out, and was not how the previous city administration had envisioned its implementation.

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The renovated Blaha Lujza Square in Budapest. Source: Facebook/BKK – Budapesti Közlekedési Központ

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The renovated Blaha Lujza Square in Budapest. Source: Facebook/BKK – Budapesti Közlekedési Központ

blaha lujza square budapest
The renovated Blaha Lujza Square in Budapest. Source: Facebook/BKK – Budapesti Közlekedési Központ

blaha lujza square budapest
The renovated Blaha Lujza Square in Budapest. Source: Facebook/BKK – Budapesti Közlekedési Központ

blaha lujza square budapest
The renovated Blaha Lujza Square in Budapest. Source: Facebook/BKK – Budapesti Közlekedési Központ

Source: Index, MTI, BKK

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3 Comments

  1. Tm says:
    11/12/2022 at 11:00

    Breathtaking!! Too bad they are restoring the old Corvin building the previous look would have complemented the area.
    The drainpipes with the LED fixtures on top are stunning and add so much to warmth and charm- GOOD JOB! It so
    Inkeeping with other renovation work the city is doing. People 100 years ago would be so envious.

  2. Appreciated: says:
    11/12/2022 at 13:12

    Wonderful.
    When the Corvin building is completed will add greater character to this “iconic” Budapest Square.

  3. Anonymous says:
    13/12/2022 at 07:38

    It looks much better as the shabby parking area disappeared but nothing astonishing and definitely not a 500m² park!

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