The Culture Trip’s favourite historical artefacts in Budapest
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Millions of tourists visit Budapest every year to experience its essence as one of Europe’s oldest capital cities. Travellers love strolling around, looking at the beautiful old buildings and churches, and admiring the story the city wants to tell.
The Culture Trip collected their favourite historical artefacts from Budapest. They believe that these 9 objects “bring the history of the Hungarian capital to life.” Their list contains more literal artefacts, like the Snake Motif Altar or the Holy Right Hand of St. Stephen, Hungary’s first king. However, it has a few metaphorical artefacts as well.
The Culture Trip’s List:
- The Snake Motif Altar
- Tisza shoes
- Paprika
- The Herend Lion
- The heroes of Communism at Memento Park
- The Holy Right Hand of St. Stephen, King of Hungary
- Unicum
- Ganz trams
- Vinylize glasses
The list includes four brands: (1) Tisza shoes (the brand that ruled the Hungarian fashion scene in the ’80s. Even though the brand hit a bump in the ’90s, it was gloriously restored in the early 2000s), (2) Herend porcelain, (3) the famous Hungarian bitter: Unicum, and (4) Vinylize glasses.
