Budapest and Its Marvelous Architecture Photo Gallery by Helen Betts at pbase.com

Budapest and Its Marvelous Architecture

Since I seem to be focusing on the incredible architecture here in Budapest, I felt it was time to start a sub-gallery for some of the many random buildings that I photograph. For many more stunning examples of better-known Hungarian architecture plus more of the city and people, please visit my main Budapest gallery at https://pbase.com/helenpb/budapest. There is also much architecture from around the country at https://pbase.com/helenpb/around_hungary

NOTE: NEWEST ITEMS ARE AT THE BEGINNING.

In need of restoration	Old hotel near Keleti train station	Near Chain Bridge	Near Chain Bridge
Near Chain Bridge	Near Chain Bridge	An entryway we stumbled across (3)	An entryway we stumbled across (2)
An entryway we stumbled across (1)	Art Nouveau on Heroes Square	Steeples	Window variation
Exotic tower	Cupids lined up	Elaborate grille	Triple grilles
Three tiers	Watch dragons	Workman on duty	Fancy brickwork
Apartment with a coat	To each his own -- ruling party HQ	Elegant elements	Window patterns
Land developer's headquarters	New old door	Land developer's headquarters	Regal corner
Sweet light in IX District	Last rays of light in IX District	IX District church	IX District church
Eye-catching tower	It's in the lines	It's in the lines	Two towers
Old row on a modern street	Grand old house in V�ziv�ros	Blend of new and old	Technical school renovation
Technical school in Buda	Comedy theater detail	Comedy theater in Buda	Ornate door
Finally, the picture I wanted	Neo-Transylvanian revisited	Neo-Transylvanian/modern mix	Building I always see on V�ci �t
Corner mosaic	Corner elegance	Elegance detail	The height of elegance
New approach to an old favorite	Ambulance Services Assn. Bldg.	Ambulance Services Assn. Bldg.	X�ntus J�nos School
School arches	Cherubic guardians	Last rays	Dome with curves
New take on an old theme	Judicial building, side detail	Judicial building	Caf� on Heroes Square
Window treatment	Panache at the French Embassy	Unique tower	Stately mansion off Heroes Square
In need of some work	In dire need of cleaning	How to ruin a grand old building	Gold in the Castle district
Ornate entry	Old lighting	Graceful lighting	Intricate design
Festive Dorottya Palota	Left to deteriorate	Sculpted facade	K�lcsey Ferenc Gimn�zium
K�lcsey Ferenc Gimn�zium	K�lcsey Ferenc Gimn�zium	K�lcsey Ferenc Gimn�zium	K�lcsey Ferenc Gimn�zium
K�lcsey Ferenc Gimn�zium	Secessionist masterpiece	Secessionist masterpiece	Secessionist masterpiece
Classy banding	Cherub windows	Russian Embassy commercial office	A bit risqu� Russian commercial office
Outstanding find	Outstanding find	Outstanding find	Lined in blue
Bank building fountain	State guesthouse	State guesthouse	Budapest Electric Works revisited
Stately windows	Striking windows	Regal apartment	Music and physical education school
Music and physical education school	:: 'Tree House' in Buda by Imre Makovecz ::	Church remainder	:: Budapest's Wekerle Estate: 20th Century Social Planning ::
Amazing find in the middle of nowhere (1)	Amazing find in the middle of nowhere (2)	Amazing find in the middle of nowhere (3)	Amazing find in the middle of nowhere (4)
Amazing find in the middle of nowhere (5)	Amazing find in the middle of nowhere (6)	Marvelous building (1)	Marvelous building (2)
Bird guardians	Unicum clock building	Set in an office park	Intricate decoration
Religious corner	Crumbling facade in Buda	On time	The grand apartment with the famous caf�
Elegant Buda apartment	The two watchers	Secessionist architect �d�n Lechner's house in Buda	Crested door
Graceful grille	Shopping street surprise	A most unusual building	College (1925)
Patriotic corner	Bank building by by Erzseb�t Bridge	Elephant house by Erzseb�t Bridge	Wonderful Secessionist detail
Triplets by Erzseb�t Bridge	Intricate facade	The entry that's for sale	For sale
Grand old building	Ottoman influence	Golden guardian	Soviet-era looking
Cherubic dome	Attractive dome	Classic decoration	Two faced
Subtle detail	The heart door	Heavy duty exterior	Secessionist window
Secessionist corner	A bit drab, but elegant	Secessionist style apartment	Secessionist treasure door
Secessionist treasure	Secessionist treasure	Grand apartment	Secessionist gem
Secessionist gem detail	Old market, now supermarket	Artistic d�cor	Capital Shoeworkers Guild building
Building with flair	A touch of color	Contrast in style	Government protected historic building
Grand old building on Heroes Square	Callas cafe detail	Callas Cafe, near the Opera	A most wonderful find (4)
A most wonderful find (3)	A most wonderful find (2)	A most wonderful find (1)	New renovation near Vajdahunyad Castle
Drechsler Palace (�d�n Lechner)	Central Statistics Agency, detail	Central Statistics Agency	Monumental bloc (Palatinus House)
Angular corner	Elliptical entry	Antique district apartment	Windows
And its next-door neighbor	Neighborhood house	Wedding chapel	House on Vienna Gate Square
House on Vienna Gate Square	House on Vienna Gate Square	House on Vienna Gate Square	National Archives detail
Unusual building on Moszkva t�r	Budapest Electric Works	Budapest Electric Works	Synagogue-turned-fencing club
Splash of color	Sunset corner	The door at No. 12	'Labor'
Detail	Nestled amongst giants	Hospital for the poor	Imposing corner in Buda
Margit H�z	Deco d�cor	Double Deco	Budapest Operetta Theatre
Interior, "treasure" building	Hidden treasure's treasure	Hidden treasure detail	Hidden treasure
Stately revisited	Guardians at an angle	Ornamental window	Bold entry
Charming Art Deco detail	Art Deco charm	Closer look at Art Deco	Neon building in sunlight, at last
New replacing old	People facade	Decorative motif	Window dressing
Bird's eye view	Head on	Intriguing tower	Ur�nia National Film Theater
Masterful restoration	Masterful restoration	Masterful restoration	Masterful restoration (interior)
Topped with detail	Scaffolding notwithstanding, a lovely building	Ugly building, but a unique tower	Palace on Andr�ssy Ut, detail
Palace on Andr�ssy Ut	Another mansion on Andr�ssy Ut	Seen better days	Grand old dame
The golden facade	The golden facade (1871)	A most incredible facade	In the round
Unusual door	The royal Number 6	Propped up	MDCCCLXV
Grand old bay	Sun deck	Twin towers	Rabbinical school
Gutenberg House	Gutenberg House detail	Gutenberg House	Moorish facade
In the Ottoman style	Window treatment 1	Window treatment 2	For rent and elegant
The other end of flair	St. Anadol, window	Two favorites at dusk	Another nautical motif
Imposing building	Stylish residence	Colorful apartment	Charmed
In the style of �d�n Lechner	In the style of �d�n Lechner	In the style of �d�n Lechner	Golden building
15 V�ci utca detail	15 V�ci utca woodwork	15 V�ci utca, detail	White Cross Inn (1770)
The paint job	Big top	Stefania Palace	Heavy load
Nador Udvar (1900)	Door guardian	The 'labor' facade	Stately
Art deco	Neon	Ford style	The devil is in the details
Well topped	Government building	The height of elegance	Fanciful balcony house
Fanciful balconies	The other part of the house	Sunlit detail	Art Deco delight (1903)
Art Deco delight (1903)	Soviet-era ornamentation	Holding up the roof	Commercium, 1897
Curves all around	Neo-Transylvanian	Distinctive church	Old central market
Old central market	Light reflections	Jokai Udvar	The brick building
Vestibule	Elaborate restoration	Stella Artois	Crowned
Chimneys and then some	A touch of modern thrown in	Corner view	Stylish apartment
Beautifully restored	Just a nice apartment building	On one corner...	...and on the other
Rounded corner	Franz Liszt Academy of Music	Franz Liszt Academy of Music	Libyan Embassy detail
Libyan Embassy	Slovenian Embassy	Italian Embassy, detail	Italian Embassy
High school	The block building	Former mercantile bank (1898)	Gerbeaud-Haz
Rounded corners	Elaborately topped	Anker Palace	Elegant entry, municipal offices
Municipal offices	Diverse characters	Regal	The 'fruit' building
Citadel below the Citadel	Change in style	Unusual steeple	Under renovation
Under renovation	Grand apartment 2	Grand apartment 1	Ybl Palace
Moorish flavor	Freedom Square, crumbling elegance	Freedom Square, diplomatic facade	Freedom Square revisited
Ministry of the Interior	Apartment along the Danube, detail	Building with flair	Elegant corner
Old building, old addition	Night and day	A bit of color in an endless row	Ornate apartment building
Rumbach utca Synagogue	For rent	On Freedom Square	On Freedom Square
On Freedom Square

Evaristo Buendia Carrera		14-Dec-2017 03:21
fantastic..!

veraferia		09-Jan-2015 19:01
Budapest and its precious architecture so well capured in this series!V

Takis		27-Feb-2014 22:43
Admirable!browsing through this wonderful work, while being with my family in Budapest for a short birthday break. We can't stop admiring this gem, that is Budapest, and taking photos of the numerous lovely buildings. Glad that you did it so wonderfully. Congratulations for the painstaking work and nice titles too. Your work could easily form a nice virtual tour one day or, for the more academic mind, even a PhD thesis inspiration!

Alena/USA		18-Oct-2013 23:27
Thanks a BILLION! I am considering moving to Budapest and this really whets my appetite for their historical architecture. I can't thank you enough for this incredible treat.

Gervan		15-Jan-2013 18:53
This collection is a real treasure box. Can't get enough of it. V.

Naret Visesvongsa		25-Oct-2012 00:13
You make me want to be there with your picture.

Alexander Kazakov		06-Oct-2012 05:09
Superb gallery! V

ac		25-Aug-2012 05:58
Amazing gallery showing the stunning Budapest architecture.

Peter Sussex		13-Aug-2012 21:17
Helen, you have a good eye for details! I think I must sit down in a dark corner and think over which city I live in. I know most of these buildings, sites, but never thought of photographing them. You did. And did it so well! My compliments, marvelous collection. BV

David		26-May-2012 17:47
I visit Budapest often and this wonderful collection will help me look deeper into some great and inspiring architecture. Thanks, David Charleston SC

endre novak		23-Mar-2012 21:46
repeat: great collection!

Jan Bakker		11-Mar-2012 06:48
Excellent gallery! Bravo!

Jeff Real		10-Mar-2012 13:38
I am fascinated by all of the wonderful details you have captured. Outstanding work, Helen. ~V~

Ali Majdfar		08-Mar-2012 15:40
Outstanding documentation, great work! ~V

Colin Storey		08-Mar-2012 12:45
Fantastic collection of images from Budapest, looks like a great place for a photographer. v

John Hamers		19-Dec-2011 11:42
Beautiful collection of architectural images, really worth while to visit !! V

woody34		18-Dec-2011 00:18
Wonderful collection of an age of architecture that is awesome ..

Walter Otto Koenig		14-Dec-2011 22:57
Great collection of architectural images. A lot of variety and a lot of beauty in this gallery. "V"

Alain Boussac		13-Dec-2011 15:50
Wonderful diversity and quality of Budapest architecture. A pleasure to visit in these superb images, Helen. V.

K szent-Ivanyi		12-Dec-2011 08:04
Wonderful pics of my birthplace Helen

Wilfred Seefeld		19-Nov-2011 22:23
Your Budapest gallery is very impressive and a great pleasure to look through! BBV

Yiannis Pavlis		22-Oct-2011 12:51
Absolutely wonderful gallery Helen.

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		19-Oct-2011 06:25
Nice work.Go ahead Helen! BV Paolo

Range View		03-Oct-2011 23:23
Outstanding gallery of the various architecture in Budapest. BV. Very nice work Helen. David.

Jean-Marie Choisel		17-Aug-2011 08:06
This gallery is a georgous one. Congratulations Helen ~~BV~~

Rob de Heer		10-Aug-2011 22:34
Very nice work..Well done.

Marc Demoulin		01-Aug-2011 06:16
Incredibly rich heritage. Whatta document! Bravo. vVv Marc

lou_rozensteins		28-Jul-2011 22:24
Excellent detailed work. The styles seem to be a cross-over of western and eastern styles, and very elaborate. Well done.

William Barletta		27-Jul-2011 23:49
I thik that I have said it before, but you have the eye to catch the great variety of dtail and contrasting style. Just an amazing collection ~V~

Franz Bauer		27-Jul-2011 20:06
Thanks for your work.Top quality! You show just another spectrum of architecture the "three day Budapest tourists " are displaying.

Michael Tauber		09-Apr-2011 07:47
Excelent series in here!!!

Kinga Chwalkowska Zadlak		30-Mar-2011 19:33
A stunning gallery of ornaments & details... ~V~ Excellent and beautiful collection.

Rosemarie Kusserow		26-Mar-2011 20:29
Amazing gallery Helen, it was a plesure to view at the wonderful architecture of Budapest, great images, BV Rosemarie :o)

bill friedlander		25-Jan-2011 03:49
Lovely photographs of a beautiful city. I didn't realize how beautiful it was until I saw this gallery. Thanks for sharing. V

norbi		23-Jan-2011 09:30
Budapest in photographer's best hands. Beautiful gallery, Helen. Rgds Norbi

Guest		16-Jan-2011 22:45
Great images. Really makes me want to see in person. Thanks for sharing.

endre novak		28-Dec-2010 19:52
great collection!

joseantonio		11-Dec-2010 19:20
Lovely tour around this fascinating city

Aat Bender		05-Dec-2010 19:46
Impressive photographic images. Compliments! Best regards, Aat

Zolt�n Balogh		02-Dec-2010 20:26
Thanks for wonderfully promoting my country's capital city Helen! Marvellous gallery! V

William Barletta		20-Nov-2010 17:50
Now that you have started the sub-gallery, you have the first step toward the book. Go for it!

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