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8 Tabán chose to live. The Celtic Eravi In the late 17th century, a large
were the first to make a number of Serbs, referred to in
Map 3 C1, C2, C3 (9B5). @ 5, 112, 178.
v 18, 19. settlement here, while the Hungarian as Rács, moved into
Romans later built a watch tower the Tabán after fleeing from
The Tabán now consists of from which they could observe the Turks. They were joined by
a pleasant park and a few people using a nearby crossing Greeks and Gypsies. Many of the
historic buildings, but was point over the river. The first inhabi tants of the Tabán at this
once very different. In the reference to bathing in thermal stage were tanners or made
early 20th century this district, waters in Tabán dates from the their living on the river. On the
nestling in between Castle 15th century. The Turks took hillside above grapevines were
Hill and Gellért Hill, was a slum advantage of this natural asset cultivated. By the early 20th
which was cleared as part of and built two magnificent baths century, though pictur esque,
a programme to improve the here, the Rácz Baths and the the district was still without
city. Only a few buildings, Rudas Baths (see pp 53 and 97), proper sanitation.
in cluding Tabán Parish Church, around which a blossoming The old, decaying Tabán, with
escaped the demolition. town was estab lished. Apart from its numerous bars and gambling
Natural conditions ensured the baths, virtually every thing dens, was demo lished and the
that this was one of the first was des troyed in the recapture present green space established
places in the area where people of Buda in 1686 (see p28). in its place.
A statue of Miklós Ybl, the
19th-century architect, was
erected here in 1894. It was
designed by Ede Mayer.

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Golden Stag
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Several Ottoman tombstones
stand here. They are the rem nants
of a cemetery in which the Turks 0 metres 150
who died defending Buda in 1686 0 yards 150
were buried.

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