Corvinus University of Budapest
Corvinus University of Budapest is an university in Budapest, Central Hungary which is located on Fővám tér. Corvinus University of Budapest is situated nearby to the metro station Fővám square, as well as near the marketplace Great Market Hall.- Type: University
- Also known as: “BCE”, “Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem”, “Fővámház”, and “Közgáz”
- Address: Fővám tér 8, Budapest, 1093
- Roof shape: hipped
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Market Hall and Liberty Bridge.
Great Market Hall
Marketplace
Photo: Fred Romero, CC BY 2.0.
The Great Market Hall or Central Market Hall, Market Hall I is the largest and oldest indoor market in Budapest, Hungary. The idea of building such a large market hall arose from the first mayor of Budapest, Károly Kamermayer, and it was his largest investment.
Liberty Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Ondřej Žváček, CC BY 4.0.
The Liberty Bridge or Freedom Bridge in Budapest, Hungary, connects Buda and Pest across the Danube river. It is the third southernmost public road bridge in Budapest, located at the southern end of the City Centre. Liberty Bridge is situated 260 metres west of Corvinus University of Budapest.
Fővám square
Metro station
Photo: Christo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fővám tér is a station of Line 4 of the Budapest Metro, located beneath the eponymous square. The tunnels, on the other side of Szabadság Bridge, go under the Danube and continue in Pest under Corvinus University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Budapest’s Palace District and Pest.
Budapest’s Palace District
Suburb
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.
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.
Tabán
Suburb
The Tabán usually refers to an area within the 1st district of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It lies on the Buda side of the Danube, to the south of György Dózsa Square, on the northern side of Elisabeth Bridge and to the east of Naphegy.
Corvinus University of Budapest
- Categories: building, university building, and education
- Location: Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.48614° or 47° 29′ 10″ northLongitude
19.05827° or 19° 3′ 30″ eastInception
May 1st, 1874Levels
3Open location code
8FVXF3P5+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 25043411OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=universityOpenStreetMap feature
building=universityOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Corvinus University of Budapest” goes by many names.
- French: “Université Corvinus de Budapest”
- German: “Corvinus-Universität Budapest”
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Highlights include Csarnok tér and Corvinus Salthouse Building.
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