French Institute

French Institute is an arts center in , which is located on Fő utca. French Institute is situated nearby to , as well as near the community center .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 7:15 AM—9:00 PM
    Saturday: 8:00 AM—1:30 PM
  • Type: Arts center
  • Also known as: “Francia Intézet” and “Institut français de Budapest”
  • Address: Fő utca 17, Budapest, 1011
  • Roof shape: hipped
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Széchenyi Chain Bridge and Matthias Church.

Photo: Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0.
The is a chain bridge that spans the between and Pest, the western and eastern sides of , the capital of . is situated 390 metres southeast of French Institute.

Church
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The Church of the Assumption of the Buda Castle, more commonly known as the and more rarely as the Coronation Church of Buda, is a Catholic church in Holy Trinity Square, , Hungary, in front of the at the heart of . is situated 420 metres west of French Institute.

Library
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The is a library in , , located in . It is one of the two Hungarian national libraries, the other being University of Debrecen Library. is situated 650 metres south of French Institute.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Budavár and Víziváros.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, Vár or Várnegyed is in , 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.

Photo: Tsy1980, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is in . This article describes the outer part of the 1st district, which includes parts of Gellérthegy, Krisztinaváros, Tabán and .

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

French Institute

Latitude
47.5012° or 47° 30′ 4″ north
Longitude
19.0397° or 19° 2′ 23″ east
Inception
1992
Levels
5
Open location code
8FVXG22Q+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 250065234
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­arts_centre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q572580
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