Festetics Palace, Budapest

Festetics Palace, Budapest is a castle in Budapest, Central Hungary which is located on Pollack Mihály tér. Festetics Palace, Budapest is situated nearby to the government office Tudományos Ismeretterjesztő Társulat, as well as near the building Törley Palace.

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Type: Castle
Also known as: “Festetics palota”
Address: Pollack Mihály tér 3, Budapest, 1088
Roof shape: saltbox

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pázmány Péter Catholic University and Esterházy Palace, Budapest.

Pázmány Péter Catholic University

University

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Pázmány Péter Catholic University is a private university in and near Budapest, Hungary, belonging to the Catholic Church and recognized by the state. While PPKE takes its name after an institution founded in 1635, it forms a modern, split-off limb from one of Hungary's oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher education, that has expanded further in the second half of the 20th century. Pázmány Péter Catholic University is situated 160 metres east of Festetics Palace, Budapest.

Esterházy Palace, Budapest

Public building

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Esterházy Palace, Budapest is a public building.

Former Károlyi Mansion, Budapest District VIII

Castle

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Former Károlyi Mansion, Budapest District VIII is a castle, which is situated 170 metres south of Festetics Palace, Budapest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Budapest’s Palace District and Belváros.

Budapest’s Palace District

Suburb

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Budapest's Palotanegyed forms an inner part of Pest, the eastern half of Budapest. Known until the communist period as the ‘Magnates’ Quarter’, it consists of the most westerly part of the city's Eighth District, or Józsefváros, which was named on 7 November 1777 after Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria, who reigned 1765-1790.

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.