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Andras Hess Square

Named after a historic printer

Hess Andras ter
District I
Budapest 1011
Hungary

This Medieval square in the Castle District was named after the man who printed the first book in Hungarian at the printing press at No.4 in 1473. No.3 is a former inn, which was named the 'Red Hedgehog' in 1696. Note the statue to Pope Innocent XI who was involved in organising the armies who recaptured Buda from the Turks; this was erected in 1936 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the liberation.

Review © 2007, Wcities

Andras Hess Square photo by muppetspanker

Photo: muppetspanker

Castle Theatre

Originally a thirteenth-century church Szinhaz utca, 1-3
District I
Budapest 1014
Hungary
+36 1 375 8649
http://www.c3.hu/~casteatr/ind... This building was originally a church founded by King Bela IV in the thirteenth was demolished in 1686 and rebuilt in 1725 by the Carmelite Order as a Baroque church. It is this building that was converted into a theatre in 1786. Beethoven played a concert here in 1800 - an event commemorated by a plaque. Although badly damaged in the war, it was restored in 1978.

Review © 2007, Wcities

Inner City Parish Church

Oldest building in Pest Marcius 15 ter
Budapest 1056
Hungary
+36 1 318 3108 The first version of this church (which is still in use) was built in the twelfth century. A fourteenth century replacement was turned into a mosque by the Turks (a prayer niche indicating the direction of Mecca can still be seen near the altar). After a fire in 1723, it was partly rebuilt in the baroque style we see today.

Review © 2007, Wcities

Photo: Maijec