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asaninteractiveplayhouseanda
playground
themedaroundaHungarianfolktale.Themain
indoor play centre is in building G, the Fogadó.
Invisible Exhibition
Láthatatlan Kiállitás • Daily 10am-8pm • 1700Ft • 1 20 771 4236,
lathatatlan.hu
Over in building B, the marvellous
Invisible Exhibition
is one of Budapest's more uncon-
ventional attractions. Ostensibly aimed at educational groups, but open to individual visitors
too, this was the first of several such centres to be opened (in 2007) throughout central/east-
ern Europe. Led by a blind or visually-impaired guide, the hour-long tour takes visitors on
an interactive journey into darkness, with only touch, smell and sound to guide them. It's an
experience that will unquestionably alter your perceptions of what it is to be blind.
Gül Baba's tomb
Gül Baba Türbe • II, Mecset utca 14 • Daily 10am-6pm • Free
The smoggy arc of
Margít körút
underlines the gulf between the polluted inner city and
the breeze-freshened heights of Budapest's most affluent neighbourhood,
Rózsadomb
(Rose
Hill). The hill is named after the flowers that were reputedly introduced to Hungary by a
revered Sufi dervish, Gül Baba, the “Father of the Roses”, who participated in the Turkish
capture of Buda but died during the thanksgiving service afterwards.
Gül Baba's Tomb
is
located through a grubby park and up some steps at the end of Mecset utca (Mosque Street),
five minutes' walk uphill from Margít körút via Margít utca. Its octagonal shrine is adorned
with Arabic calligraphy and Turkish carpets, and is surrounded by a colonnaded parapet,
marble fountains decorated with tiles, and rose bushes.
Rózsadomb
The
Rózsadomb
itself is as much a social category as a neighbourhood: a list of residents
would read like a Hungarian
Who's Who
. During the Communist era this included the top
Party
funcionárusok
, whose homes featured secret exits that enabled ÁVO chiefs to escape
lynching during the Uprising. Nowadays, wealthy film directors and entrepreneurs predom-
inate, and the sloping streets are lined with spacious villas and flashy cars.
The baths
Lukács Baths
Lukács Fürdő • II, Frankl Leó út 25-29 • Daily 6am-8pm • 1 326 1695,
lukacsbaths.com
•
Veli Bej Baths
Veli Bej Fürdő • II, Árpád fejedelem útja 7 • Daily 6am-8pm • 1 438 8400 •
Császár
Komjádi Pool
Császár Komjádi Uszoda • II, Árpád fejedelem útja 8 • Daily 6am-7pm • 1 212 2750 • See
Józsefváros and ferencváros
for more details
Three noteworthy baths dominate the Buda bank of the Danube, north of the Margít híd.
First upare the Neoclassical
LukácsBaths
,entered via anatmospheric drinking hall, beyond
which lies a large complex of indoor and outdoor pools, whirlpools and the like; the Lukács
is also renowned for its popular and raucous bath party nights. A little further up stand the
