Hospital in the Rock
The Hospital in the Rock Nuclear Bunker Museum is the name given to a hospital created in the caverns under Buda Castle in Budapest in the 1930s, in preparation for the Second World War.- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
- Email: info@sziklakorhaz.hu
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum
- Also known as: “Hospital in the Rock Nuclear Bunker Museum”
- Address: Lovas út 4/C, Budapest, 1012
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Matthias Church and Széchenyi Chain Bridge.
Matthias Church
Church
Photo: Thaler Tamas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of the Assumption of the Buda Castle, more commonly known as the Matthias Church and more rarely as the Coronation Church of Buda, is a Catholic church in Holy Trinity Square, Budapest, Hungary, in front of the Fisherman's Bastion at the heart of Buda's Castle District. Matthias Church is situated 250 metres northeast of Hospital in the Rock.
Széchenyi Chain Bridge
Photo: Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0.
The Széchenyi Chain Bridge is a chain bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Széchenyi Chain Bridge is situated 1 km east of Hospital in the Rock.
Budapest Déli station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Budapest Déli station, known to locals and foreigners alike simply as the Déli is one of the three main railway stations in Budapest, Hungary. Located in the 1st District of Budapest, the station is located in Buda, and primarily serves towns and cities in Transdanubia. Budapest Déli station is situated 510 metres west of Hospital in the Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Budavár and Víziváros.
Budavár
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Budavár, Vár or Várnegyed is in Budapest, 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.
Víziváros
Photo: Tsy1980, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Víziváros is in Budapest. This article describes the outer part of the 1st district, which includes parts of Gellérthegy, Krisztinaváros, Tabán and Víziváros.
Hospital in the Rock
- Categories: bunker, former hospital, building, tourism, military installation, and tourist attraction
- Location: Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.50079° or 47° 30′ 3″ northLongitude
19.03142° or 19° 1′ 53″ eastInception
1944Open location code
8FVXG22J+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 737630261OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q1298262
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Hospital in the Rock” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Qayaaltı xəstəxana”
- Chinese: “岩石醫院”
- French: “musée de l’Hôpital dans le rocher et de l’Abri anti-atomique”
- French: “Musée de l’Hôpital dans le rocher et de l’Abri anti-atomique”
- German: “Felsenkrankenhaus- Atombunker-Museum”
- German: “Felsenkrankenhaus-Atombunker-Museum”
- German: “Krankenhaus im Fels”
- Hungarian: “Sziklakórház Atombunker Múzeum”
- Italian: “Museo ospedale nella roccia e bunker antiatomico”
- Italian: “Museo Ospedale nella Roccia e Bunker Antiatomico”
- Russian: “Музей ‘Госпиталь в скале’”
- Spanish: “Museo Hospital de la Roca Bunker Nuclear”
- Spanish: “Museo Hospital de la Roca Búnker Nuclear”
- Spanish: “Museo Hospital de la Roca”
- Turkish: “Hospital in the Rock”
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