This photo was taken in the heart of Budapest: 300 meters from Chain Bridge, from Szt. István Basilica, 100 m from Andrássy street. It’s a socialist realist nightmare. Kind of cool though.
I know it’s weird, but somehow I think it’s kind of cool.
This is the house and the logo of the former state monopoly on Hercegprímás street, 5th district (downtown). The building is currently empty.
This is just a regular new building (on Szabadság tér btw). If you click below however and check the next one, you’ll see a wall and inside the building another one, the first currently being supported by a steel structure. You can spot some of this type in the city today. I only can hope [...]
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Did you miss the squat movement in Berlin in the 90s? Don’t worry, as part of Hungary’s retro revival, some courts managed to survive the aggressive expansion of horrible property development projects in the historical city center.
Szimpla Kertmozi is a partly open-air movie theater, today mostly frequented by university students and other intellectuals. It is [...]
These houses built in the 70s gained new look after a recent redecoration which was more than just applying some new make-up. The houses, however, look like they used to in black and white, as you can see on the following photo.
These tpye of buildings were very typical in the 70s in Budapest, in some [...]
This old socialist building is ituated right by the ING / Deloitte HQs designed by architects of Erick Van Egeraat. The project has been one of the few cool architectural initiatives of Budapest.
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Facade of the former National Theater in Budapest during the communist era, located in the VIIth district, well hidden from usual tourist trails.
Location: Petőfi Sándor street, Váci utca, Ferenciek tere (underground station)
