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” and “Museo Hospital de la Roca Bunker Nuclear”
- Address: Lovas út 4/C, Budapest, 1012
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Matthias Church and Széchenyi Chain Bridge.
Matthias Church
Church
Széchenyi Chain Bridge
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Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Budavár 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.50079° or 47° 30′ 3″ north
Longitude
19.03142° or 19° 1′ 53″ east
Established
1944
Open location code
8FVXG22J+8H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunker
OpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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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 Búnker Nuclear”
- Spanish: “Museo Hospital de la Roca”
- Turkish: “Hospital in the Rock”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Savanyúleves bástya and Castle Cave of Buda.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Emberek az embertelenségben and Tóth Árpád.
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Worth a closer look: Belváros and Víziváros.
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