Landmarks
Kossuth Lajos Square
21 locals recommend,
Tips from locals
Tibor
April 27, 2016
metro station "Kossuth tér" (M2, metro line red) tram 2 bus 115, 15,
Csaba
July 11, 2015
You can find here the Hungarian Parlament and the Museum of Ethnography. It's about in a 15-minute walking from my apartement along the Danube.
James
June 12, 2016
The square, renamed in 1927 in honor of Lajos Kossuth was previously known by several names including; Országház tér ("Parliament Square") (1898–1927), Tömő tér or Stadt Schopper Platz in German ("Landfill Square")(1853–1898). This name recalls how the low-lying territory flanking the river, then outside the town of Pest, was filled with rubbish to raise the level of the ground. The first recorded name was Stadtischer Auswind Platz ("Unloading Square for the Ships") in 1820.
The square, renamed in 1927 in honor of Lajos Kossuth was previously known by several names including; Országház tér ("Parliament Square") (1898–1927), Tömő tér or Stadt Schopper Platz in German ("Landfill Square")(1853–1898). This name recalls how the low-lying territory flanking the river, then ou…
Andrea
June 19, 2015
Probably the nicest and greatest squares in Budapest. Must see. + There are many many restaurants around.
Bettina
June 7, 2014
Thanks to its renovation in 2014, Kossuth Square has became one of Budapest's most spectacular parks. Now you can stroll on both sides of the Parliament and approach the building to admire the area.
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Kossuth Lajos tér
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