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Video: check out what the Hungarian capital looked like during the Turkish occupation
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A recent video takes you back in time and shows what Budapest looked like during the Turkish occupation.
Short film about the past
The Hungarian capital is almost unrecognisable in the two-minute short film as it used to look so different than it does today. But the Gellért Hill and Buda Castle help you get your bearings.
The blocks of the city centre were replaced by hipped-roof houses and, of course, dirt roads crossed the buildings instead of asphalt roads.
It goes without saying that the city was also much smaller in size. Pest’s border then ended at the present-day ring road and was enclosed by a city wall. Pastures, fields and marshes can also be seen in the video. The whole settlement is no bigger than a medium-sized village today, says blikk.hu.
A church similar to the present one stood at the foot of the Elizabeth Bridge at the present 15 March Square during the Turkish occupation. In the video the church appears to be in a rather poor condition, even the roof is missing. It was probably destroyed by fire or siege. In addition, we can also spot a minaret and other Islamic religious buildings.
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