Széchenyi István Square
Széchenyi István Square is a square in Pest County, Central Hungary. Széchenyi István Square is situated nearby to Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, as well as near the arts center House of Hungarians.Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Square
- Description: square in Budapest, Hungary
- Also known as: “Szechenyi Istvan ter”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Széchenyi Chain Bridge and Danube Palace.
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 280 metres west of Széchenyi István Square.
Danube Palace
Community center
Photo: Oigor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Danube Palace is a Neo-Baroque concert hall located in the Inner City of Budapest, Hungary. It was built between 1883 and 1885 according to the plans of Vilmos Freund. Danube Palace is situated 140 metres northeast of Széchenyi István Square.
St. Stephen’s Basilica
Church
Photo: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0.
St. Stephen's Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary, whose right hand is housed in the reliquary. St. Stephen’s Basilica is situated 520 metres east of Széchenyi István Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belváros and Pest.
Belváros
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Pest
Suburb
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Budapest
Széchenyi István Square
- Categories: park, recreation area, and locality
- Location: Pest County, Central Hungary, Hungary, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.49955° or 47° 29′ 58″ northLongitude
19.04734° or 19° 2′ 50″ eastNamed after
István SzéchenyiOpen location code
8FVXF2XW+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 23226758OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q755089
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Széchenyi István Square” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “塞切尼·伊什特万广场”
- Chinese: “塞切尼·伊什特萬廣場”
- Chinese: “塞錢尼·伊什特萬廣場”
- Croatian: “Trg Istvána Széchenyija”
- Dutch: “Széchenyi István tér”
- Esperanto: “Placo Széchenyi”
- French: “Roosevelt tér”
- French: “Széchenyi István tér”
- Hungarian: “Roosevelt tér”
- Hungarian: “Széchenyi István tér”
- Hungarian: “Széchenyi tér”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Széchenyi István tér”
- Russian: “площадь Иштвана Сеченьи”
- Turkish: “Széchenyi István Meydanı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest and House of Hungarians.
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