Aquincum Military Amphitheatre

The Aquincum Military Amphitheatre is the greater of two amphitheatres in Budapest, Hungary, the other being the Aquincum Civil Amphitheatre. It is located in the Obuda district, just north near the Danube river.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: Roman amphitheater in Budapest, Hungary
Also known as: “Aquincum military amphitheater”, “Aquincum military amphitheatre”, “Budapest amphitheatre”, and “Military amphitheatre of Aquincum”
Address: 17599, Budapest, 1034
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aquincum and Memorials to the Katyń Massacre.

Aquincum

Archaeological site

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Aquincum was an ancient city, situated on the northeastern borders of the province of Pannonia within the Roman Empire. The ruins of the city can be found in the Óbuda district of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. Aquincum is situated 1 km north of Aquincum Military Amphitheatre.

Memorials to the Katyń Massacre

Memorial

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Memorials to the Katyń Massacre is situated 110 metres southwest of Aquincum Military Amphitheatre.

Árpád Gimnázium

School

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Árpád Gimnázium is a school, which is situated 110 metres west of Aquincum Military Amphitheatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Óbuda and Margaret Island.

Óbuda

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Óbuda is, together with Buda and Pest, one of the three cities that were unified to form the Hungarian capital city of Budapest in 1873. Today, together with Békásmegyer, Óbuda forms a part of the city's third district, although the toponym is also sometimes used for northern Buda as a whole.

Margaret Island

Suburb

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Margaret Island is a 2.5 km long island, 500 m wide, in the middle of the Danube in central Budapest, Hungary. The island is mostly covered by landscape parks, and is a popular recreational area.