Jubilee Park
This park (Jubileumi park) was inaugurated for the fortieth anniversary of the Revolution of October. On the Southern side of mount Gellert, it is a place to go walking which has plenty of interest, well set out, with its shady pathways, its flower beds and lawns. The steep slope of mount Gellért is made much gentler... From there, you can take a path which leads to the Gellért bathsa well deserved rest!
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Március 15 tér
The name of this square which stands near to Elisabeth bridge recalls the first jour of the revolution of 1848. Below it, you can see some remains from an entrenched field from the Roman era called Contra Aquincum. It was built at the end of the 3rd Century under the reign of the Emperor Diocletes. In the square itself there is a modern sculpture depicting the Roman legions.
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Eastern Railway Station
The largest station in the capital (international traffic) has a façade in the eclectic style. There you can see the statues of James Watt, inventor of the steam engine and George Stephenson, inventor of the steam locomotive. Come in and see the hall, decorated with murals. The long Rákóczi avenue which leads to this station also goes to the Baross tér where you can see the statue of Gábor Baross, the Minister of Transport who developed the Hungarian railway network.
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Szervita tér
From the centre of this square you can get a good look at the mosaic in the Art nouveau or Secession style, which decorates the upper part of a building occupied on the ground floor by a clothes shop (No. 3). The subject of this mosaic (a work of Miksa Róth) is the Glorification of Hungary. You can see the Virgin Mary, the patron Saint, surrounded by angels carrying the arms of the country and of the Magyar heroes.
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