Budapest Castle Hill Funicular

The Budapest Castle Hill Funicular or Budavári Sikló is a funicular railway in the city of , in . It links the Adam Clark Square and the at river level to above.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Széchenyi Chain Bridge and National Széchényi Library.

The is a chain bridge that spans the between and Pest, the western and eastern sides of , the capital of . is situated 320 metres northeast of Budapest Castle Hill Funicular.

Library
The is a library in , , located in . It is one of the two Hungarian national libraries, the other being University of Debrecen Library. is situated 280 metres south of Budapest Castle Hill Funicular.

Art gallery
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The , was established in 1957 as the national art museum. It is located in in , . Its collections cover Hungarian art in all genres, including the works of many nineteenth- and twentieth-century Hungarian artists who worked in Paris and other locations in the West. is situated 180 metres south of Budapest Castle Hill Funicular.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Budavár and Tabán.

, Vár or Várnegyed is in , located on Castle Hill. It is the highlight of the 1st district. You can walk around the old romantic streets of the hill or see a great view of Pest from there.

Suburb
The usually refers to an area within the 1st district of , the capital of . It lies on the side of the , to the south of György Dózsa Square, on the northern side of Elisabeth Bridge and to the east of .

or Downtown is the V. District of . 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.

Budapest Castle Hill Funicular

Latitude
47.49782° or 47° 29′ 52″ north
Longitude
19.03982° or 19° 2′ 23″ east
Elevation
123 metres (404 feet)
Open location code
8FVXF2XQ+4W
Geo­Names ID
11550720
Wiki­data ID
Q731939
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Budapest Castle Hill Funicular” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Ֆունիկուլյոր Բուդապեշտի ամրոցի վրա
  • Azerbaijani: Budapeşt Hill Qala funikulyoru
  • Catalan: Budavári Sikló
  • Chinese: 布达佩斯城堡山缆车
  • Czech: Budavári Sikló
  • Danish: Budavári Sikló
  • Dutch: Budapest Castle Hill Funicular
  • Esperanto: Funikularo de Budapeŝto
  • French: Budavári Sikló
  • German: Budavári Sikló
  • Hebrew: הפוניקולר של בודפשט
  • Hungarian: Budavári sikló
  • Hungarian: Budavári Sikló
  • Italian: Budavári Sikló
  • Japanese: ブダ城ケーブルカー
  • Korean: 부다성 강삭철도
  • Latvian: Budas pils funikulers
  • Macedonian: Жичница на замокот Буда
  • Polish: Budavári sikló
  • Romanian: Funicularul din Budapesta
  • Russian: Шикло
  • Serbian: Успињача до Будимског дворца
  • Slovak: Pozemná lanovka na Budínsky hrad
  • Slovenian: Vzpenjača na Grajskem griču (Budim)
  • Slovenian: Vzpenjača na Grajskem griču
  • Spanish: Funicular de Budapest
  • Turkish: Budapeşte Kale Tepesi Füniküleri
  • Turkish: Budapeşte Kalesi Füniküleri
  • Ukrainian: Будапештський фунікулер

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