The Chain Bridge, one of Budapest’s landmarks, was officially opened on 20 November 1849.
Welsh town unveils plaque for poet János Arany
A memorial plaque in honour of Hungarian poet János Arany was unveiled in the small Welsh town of Montgomery on May 14, the site of the castle where 500 Welsh bards were slaughtered by Edward I of England in 1277 and about which Arany ...
Photo archive keeps growing with important donations
Some 150 donors contributed 15,000 photographs to the Fortepan online archive in 2021, including the legacy of film director György Révész, the aviation history pictures of Ferenc Nasztanovics and Milkó’s collection of local history from Szabadka (now Subotica in Serbia). Two important photojournalistic authors, ...
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Hungarians rose up when they were betrayed by the major global powers because they are a free people, Human Resources Minister Miklos Kasler said in a letter read out at an online conference commemorating Hungary's failed anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 on Tuesday.
Hungarian state purchases Batthyany family documents
The Hungarian state has purchased a collection of 520 documents pertaining to the aristocratic Hungarian Batthyany family, stored for the past 75 years in Vienna, for 5.6 million euros, an official of the Prime Minister's Office said on Monday.
Preparations start for archaeological excavation of Buda synagogue
Preparations for the archaeological excavation of a more than 500-year-old synagogue in the castle district of Buda will start on Monday.
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Preparations start for archaeological excavation of Buda synagogue
Preparations for the archaeological excavation of a more than 500-year-old synagogue in the castle district of Buda will start on Monday.
Photo archive keeps growing with important donations
Some 150 donors contributed 15,000 photographs to the Fortepan online archive in 2021, including the legacy of film director György Révész, the aviation history pictures of Ferenc Nasztanovics and Milkó’s collection of local history from Szabadka (now Subotica in Serbia). Two important photojournalistic authors, ...
Hungarian state purchases Batthyany family documents
The Hungarian state has purchased a collection of 520 documents pertaining to the aristocratic Hungarian Batthyany family, stored for the past 75 years in Vienna, for 5.6 million euros, an official of the Prime Minister's Office said on Monday.
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Welsh town unveils plaque for poet János Arany
A memorial plaque in honour of Hungarian poet János Arany was unveiled in the small Welsh town of Montgomery on May 14, the site of the castle where 500 Welsh bards were slaughtered by Edward I of England in 1277 and about which Arany ...
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The Chain Bridge, one of Budapest's landmarks, was officially opened on 20 November 1849.
Preparations start for archaeological excavation of Buda synagogue
Preparations for the archaeological excavation of a more than 500-year-old synagogue in the castle district of Buda will start on Monday.
