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The largest thermal bath of Budapest. The neo-baroque baths were built in 1913. Its thermal springs were discovered in 1879 - they are the deepest and warmest thermal wells in Budapest. It is a vast complex of indoor and outdoor pools, the premier medicinal bath of Pest, situated in the middle of the City Park.
The best-known and most prestigious thermal bath and swimming-pool of Budapest with its famous sparkling bath, open-air pool with artificial wawes and full medical services.
It was built in 1918, near Gellért Hill and the Szabadság Bridge. The Art-Nouveau main hall is topped by a vaulted glass roof. The gallery surrounding the pool is supported by monumental Roman-style columns. The spa is decorated with a wealth of original Art-Nouveau furnishings, artistic mosaics, sculptures, and stained glass windows.
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To the left of the Millenary Monument stands the Museum of Fine Arts by architect Albert Schickedanz. The neo-Classical building was raised in 1906 and is one of the last great structures in the Hungarian Historic style. The Museum was founded with donations of collections, foremost from the Eszterházy family. The Museum later enlarged its collection with further
acquisitions. Most notably, the "Old Picture Gallery" holds masterpieces by Spanish painters like Murillo, El Greco and Goya. It contains also a special Egyptian exhibit.
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In the Middle Ages, this former marshy region was notable for the Diets held there on St. George's Day. The drainage of the swamp and the building up of this territory began in the 19 th century, and soon the park became a popular resting-place. This park lived its most glorious days during the Millenial Exhibition in 1896 commemorating the Magyar Conquest. The "Castle of Vajdahunyad" was built for the Millennial Exhibition by Ignác Alpár to illustrate the most beautiful buildings in the history of Hungarian architecture.
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The Zoo, established and opened in 1866, was enlarged in 1912, when many new animal-houses were built, which today are still the Zoo's most significant pieces of architecture. The main entrance and the elephant-house, richly decorated with ceramics, were made by Kornél Neuschloss. Károly Kós, the outstanding writer and architect who was one of the most important representatives of Hungarian Art Nouveau, also designed some pavilions here. The hippopotamus "Dynasty" living in a thermal pond, is known throughout the world.
Homepage of the Municipal Zoological and Botanical Gardens: www.zoobudapest.com/english/index.htm
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