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The history of Herend porcelain goes back over two hundred years, and over that time the factory has produced some 12,000 different types of handmade objects and ornaments.
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Danube Promenade is located on the Pest side of Budapest, Hungary. On the bank of the Danube, this promenade extends from the Széchenyi Chain Bridge to the Erzsébet Bridge
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The Long Tour of Baradle Cave is a 7-kilometer walking tour along the main section of the stalactite cave, shorter tours are available for unscheduled turist visits in various parts of the cave system.
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The so called “Füvészkert” in Budapest is the oldest botanical garden of Hungary, the official name of which is ELTE Botanical Garden.
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Gresham Palace or Gresham-palota, located in Budapest, Hungary, is an example of Art Nouveau architecture in Central Europe.
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Victor Vasarely, born Hungarian: Vásárhelyi Győző (9 April 1906, Pécs – 15 March 1997, Paris) was a Hungarian French artist
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Tony Curtis (June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010) was an American film actor whose career spanned six decades, but had his greatest popularity during the 1950s and early 1960s.
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While Hungary is a landlocked country,Hungary can enjoy the largest lake in central Europe. Affectionately called by Hungarian the “Hungarian Sea”.
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Ernő Rubik ( born July 13, 1944) is a Hungarian inventor, architect and professor of architecture. He is best known for the invention of mechanical puzzles including Rubik’s Cube (1974), Rubik’s Magic, Rubik’s Magic: Master Edition, Rubik’s Snake and Rubik’s 360.
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Eva Striker Zeisel (born Éva Amália Striker, November 13, 1906 – December 30, 2011) was a Hungarian-born industrial designer known for her work with ceramics, primarily from the period after she immigrated to the United States. Her forms are often abstractions of the natural world and human relationships.Work from throughout her prodigious career is included in [...]
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Thomas Peter “Tom” Lantos (February 1, 1928 – February 11, 2008) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 until his death, representing the northern two-thirds of San Mateo County and a portion of southwest San Francisco. Lantos had announced in early January 2008 that he would not run for [...]
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Steven Ferencz Udvar-Házy (István or Steve Hazy; born 1946, Budapest, Hungary) is the CEO of Air Lease Corp. He is the former Chairman and CEO of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), one of the two largest aircraft lessors in the world (the other being GECAS).[1] In 2009, Forbes ranked him as the world’s 409th richest [...]
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Szaloncukor (literally: “parlour candy”) is a type of sweets traditionally associated with Christmas in Hungary. It is usually made of fondant, covered by chocolate and wrapped in shiny coloured foil, then hung on the Christmas tree as decoration. The tradition of hanging these candies on the Christmas tree started in the 19th century. It was [...]
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Adrien Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor and film producer. He received widespread recognition and acclaim after starring in Roman Polanski’s The Pianist (2002). Winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 at age 29, he is the youngest actor to do so. Brody is also the only American actor to [...]
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Matthias Church (Hungarian: Mátyás-templom) is a church located in Budapest, Hungary, at the heart of Buda’s Castle District. According to church tradition, it was originally built in Romanesque style in 1015. The current building was constructed in the florid late Gothic style in the second half of the 14th century and was extensively restored in [...]
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Ivan Tors (born Iván Törzs, June 12, 1916 Budapest, Austria-Hungary – June 4, 1983) was a Hungarian playwright, film director, screenwriter, and film and television producer with an emphasis on non-violent but exciting science fiction, underwater filmed television and films, and films about animals. He started a Miami based film studio now known as Greenwich [...]
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