Old Monarchia Hotel

Old Monarchia Hotel is a hotel in Budapest, Central Hungary. Old Monarchia Hotel is situated nearby to Kálvin tér metro station, as well as near Petőfi Literary Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Petőfi Literary Museum and Great Market Hall.

Petőfi Literary Museum

Museum

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The Petőfi Literary Museum is a major Hungarian museum in Budapest. It was founded in 1954, as the successor organisation to Petőfi House and, today, is housed in the former Károlyi Palace. It was named to honour the memory of Sándor Petőfi. Petőfi Literary Museum is situated 190 metres west of Old Monarchia Hotel.

Great Market Hall

Marketplace

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The Great Market Hall or Central Market Hall, Market Hall I is the largest and oldest indoor market in Budapest, Hungary. The idea of building such a large market hall arose from the first mayor of Budapest, Károly Kamermayer, and it was his largest investment. Great Market Hall is situated 490 metres south of Old Monarchia Hotel.

Kálvin tér metro station

Metro station

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Kálvin tér is a transfer station on the M3 and the M4 lines of the Budapest Metro. It is located beneath the eponymous square, named after John Calvin. Kálvin tér metro station is situated 120 metres southeast of Old Monarchia Hotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Budapest’s Palace District and Belváros.

Budapest’s Palace District

Suburb

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Budapest's Palotanegyed forms an inner part of Pest, the eastern half of Budapest. Known until the communist period as the ‘Magnates’ Quarter’, it consists of the most westerly part of the city's Eighth District, or Józsefváros, which was named on 7 November 1777 after Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria, who reigned 1765-1790.

Belváros

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Belváros or Downtown is the V. District of Budapest. It consists of two historic neighbourhoods with well-defined borders within the V. District - Lipótváros in the north includes the Parliament and many governmental buildings, Szent István Basilica and some museums, while the southern part is mostly high-class accommodations, shops and nightlife area.