Budapest - The Citadella at Gellért Hill

The Citadella is situated at the top of Gellért Hill, the most beautiful location of Budapest . It was erected in 1854 by the Habsburgs, after the suppression of the 1848-49 Hungarian revolution and war of independence.
The Gellért Hill along with the Castle District and the panorama of the banks of the Danube was adopted as World Heritage in 1987.

Permanent open-air exhibitions at the Citadella:
Budapest Anno 1850-1945
MONARCHY COURTYARD
We enchanted the 150 years old back to the age of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Monarchy Courtyard welcomes you with craftsmen, historical characters and various programmes.

1944 Waxworks
Waxworks exhibition in a World War 2 air-raid bunker
Citadella played a significant role during World War 2 as a military base. The outbreak of the war and later the allied bomb raids on Germany made the Hungarian military government enforce the aerial defence of Budapest and build and air-defence fortress in the Citadella.
Citadella hides a three-level air-raid bunker hosting a waxworks exhibition and an exhibition of historical articles and documents.
The bunker also hosts an impressive archive photo exhibition "Siege of Budapest".

RESTAURANT ABOVE THE CITY
CAFÉ PANORAMA, GRILL TERRACE
DANCE CLUB, HOTEL CITADELLA

How to get there:
* from Móricz Zsigmond circle by bus 27
* 10 minutes walk from the Erzsébet bridge, or from the St. Gellért square through the Gellért Hill.

1118 Budapest, Gellérthegy, Citadella sétány

http://www.citadella.hu
http.//www.budapestinfo.hu/en

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• Citadella
• EU
• Gellert
• Hill
• Hungary
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The soviets admitted 3500 deaths taking this hill so you can be sure it was perhaps twice as many,stacked with anti aircraft guns/artillery machine guns and some panther tanks outside the whole area was bought at very heavy losses,must see place millions of bullet/cannon holes, bunker complex is top top notch,girls may not like this so leave her in the spa to soak,have a beer there A+ place.