Tabán ruins

The Tabán ruins are a group of medieval ruins in Budapest, Hungary. They are located in District I, in the Tabán neighbourhood, between Szarvas tér and Krisztina körút.

Opening hours: 24/7
Type: Archaeological site
Description: medieval ruins in Budapest, Hungary
Also known as: “Tabáni romok”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Semmelweis Museum of Medical History and National Széchényi Library.

Semmelweis Museum of Medical History

Museum

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The Semmelweis Museum, Library and Archive of the History of Medicine is a museum, library and archive in Budapest, Hungary. It was founded in 1965, and became a department of the Hungarian National Museum in 2017. Semmelweis Museum of Medical History is situated 130 metres north of Tabán ruins.

National Széchényi Library

Library

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The National Széchényi Library is a library in Budapest, Hungary, located in Buda Castle. It is one of the two Hungarian national libraries, the other being University of Debrecen Library. National Széchényi Library is situated 440 metres northwest of Tabán ruins.

St. Catherine of Alexandria Church, Budapest

Church

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The St. Catherine of Alexandria Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Tabán quarter of Budapest, Hungary. It is the parish church of the Tabán Parish which also comprises parts of Gellért Hill and Naphegy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tabán and Pest.

Tabán

Suburb

Photo: Dguendel, CC BY 3.0.

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

Pest

Suburb

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Pest is the part of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that lies on the eastern bank of the Danube. Pest was administratively unified with Buda and Óbuda in 1873.

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.

Tabán ruins

Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Pest County, Central Hungary, Hungary, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.49205° or 47° 29′ 31″ north

Longitude

19.04284° or 19° 2′ 34″ east

Wheelchair access

Open location code

8FVXF2RV+R4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4586310368

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q91925740

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