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ály utcais full of little houses painted in lively hues and ad-
orned with statues. In many courtyard entrances you'll seesedilia(13th-century stone
niches perhaps used as merchant stalls). Further along the road to the southeast at
Táncsics Mihály utca 9 is the
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fforrmer p
Narrow
4
Táncsiics Mih
s Mihály ut
r prriisonwhere the leader of the 1848-49 War of
Independence, Lajos Kossuth, was held from 1837 to 1840.
The architecturally controversial
6
Hilt
udapestt, incorporating parts of a medi-
eval Dominican church and a baroque Jesuit college, is further south. To the south-
east, in the centre of
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I Sz
Hilton B
n Buda
g térr, is a replica statue of the Holy Trinity
(Szentháromság szobor), a 'plague pillar' erected by grateful (and healthy) Buda cit-
izens in the early 18th century.
Walking along Úri utca south to Dísz tér you'll come face to face with the bombed-
out
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fforrmer Min
I Szentthárromság t
f Deffence, a casualty of WWII, and NATO's supposed nuclear
target for Budapest during the Cold War. It's getting a long-overdue renovation.
Further south on the left is the restored
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SSánddor P
r Miniisttrry o
y of D
alace(Sándor palota), now
housing the offices of the president of the republic. A rather low-key guard change
takes place in front hourly between 9am and 6pm.
Just south of the upper station of the
a
Sikló
r Pala
Sikló(funicular), which descends to I Clark
Ádám tér, are the
b
Hab
Habssbuurg St
g Steps, a 1903 ornamental gateway leading to the Royal
Palace.
EATING
The Castle District is a picturesque and romantic neighbourhood in which to
break bread, but many - though not all - of the restaurants up here are
touristy and overpriced. A better idea might be to take the Sikló funicular
down to Víziváros and choose from the recommended eateries around I Fő
utca.
Castle Hill
HUNGARIAN
VÁR BISTRO
I Dísz tér 8; mains 1500-2400Ft;
8am-9pm;
16, 16A, 116)
