Elizabeth Lookout

The Elizabeth Lookout is a historic lookout tower on János Hill above . Built in 1911, the tower was named after Empress Elisabeth, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I.
Wikipedia
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  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Opening hours: closed
  • Type: Building
  • Description: tower
  • Also known as: “Belvedere Tower in the Buda Hills” and “Elisabeth lookout”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include János-hegy and Béka-tó.

Peak
Photo: Antissimo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
János Hill is the highest point of with a height of 528 m, located in the western part of the city. From Elizabeth Lookout on the top of the hill one can get an impressive panoramic view of the whole region.

Pond
Photo: Chrisheart86, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a pond, which is situated 340 metres southwest of Elizabeth Lookout.

Peak
Photo: Globetrotter19, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Szépjuhászné and Zugliget.

Locality
is a small clearing in the of , in the saddle between and .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a part of 's . Its entire area is made up of Nagy-Hárs Hill and Kis-Hárs Hill, from which there are sweeping views of Budapest.

Elizabeth Lookout

Latitude
47.51822° or 47° 31′ 6″ north
Longitude
18.9593° or 18° 57′ 34″ east
Elevation
517 metres (1,696 feet)
Inception
September 8th, 1910
Height
24 metres (77 feet)
Open location code
8FVWGX95+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 270298735
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
11550768
Wiki­data ID
Q718126
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Satellite Map

Discover Elizabeth Lookout from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Elizabeth Lookout” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Էլիզաբեթի դիտարկումների աշտարակ”
  • Chinese: “伊麗莎白瞭望台”
  • Esperanto: “Belvedero Erzsébet”
  • French: “belvédère Élisabeth”
  • French: “Belvédère Élisabeth”
  • French: “Erzsébet-kilátó”
  • French: “Tour Elisabeth”
  • German: “Elisabeth-Turm”
  • Hungarian: “Erzsébet-kilátó”
  • Italian: “Belvedere di Elisabetta”
  • Italian: “Erzsébet-kilátó”
  • Korean: “에르제베트 전망대”
  • Romanian: “Foişorul elisabeta”
  • Romanian: “Foișorul Elisabeta”
  • Russian: “Смотровая башня Елизаветы”
  • Spanish: “El mirador de Sisí (Budapest)”
  • Uzbek: “Elizabeth kuzatuv minorasi”
  • Uzbek: “Yelizaveta kuzatuv minorasi”

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