The Royal Palace of the Austro-Hungarian, Hapsburg Kings stands high above the city of Budapest in Hungary watching over the city below


Budapest is the capital and the largest city of Hungary, the largest in East Europe and the 7th largest in the EU. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with unification on 17 November 1873 of west-bank Buda and with east-bank The history of Budapest began originally a Celtic settlement that became the Roman capital of Lower Pannonia. Hungarians arrived in the territory in the 9th century Pest. Cited as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, its extensive World Heritage Site includes the banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter, Andrássy Avenue, Heroes' Square and the Millennium Underground Railway, the second oldest in the world. Other highlights include a total of 80 geothermal springs, the world's largest thermal water cave system, second largest synagogue, and third largest Parliament building. It is ranked as "Europe's 7th most idyllic place to live and as the 9th most beautiful city in the World


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Location: Budapest Hungary Eastern Europe
Photo credit: © Brenda Kean / Alamy / Afripics
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