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34  introducing bud apest

Compromise and the
Unification of Budapest

after suffering a defeat by prussia in 1866, the Habsburgs
realized the necessity of reaching an agreement with Hungary
and the compromise brokered in 1867 proved to be of
tremendous importance for the future of buda, Óbuda and
pest, as it created political stability and prosperity and marked Extent of the City
the beginning of rapid industrialization in the country. the 1873 Today
option of uniting the three cities had been considered since
the opening of the chain bridge in 1849. it eventually came
about in 1873 and budapest soon found itself among europe’s
fastest growing metropolises. in 1896, Városliget was the focal
point for Hungary’s Millennium celebrations (see p146). The Citadel (see p96) on
Gellért Hill
Castle District
Hungarian Wine Cup
This 19th-century wine cup is
embellished with the Hungarian
crest, which incorporates the
Crown of the Árpáds (see p25).

Today’s Boráros tér, where
goods were once traded.

Ferenc Deák (1803–76)
A great statesman, Deák
was an advo cate of
moderate reforms. He
argued persuasively in
favour of accepting the
Compromise reached with
the Habsburgs in 1867.
Decorative Pipe (1896)
Made in the year of Hungary’s
Millennium Celebrations, this
pipe of “heavenly peace” includes
figures of the Árpád kings and Emperor
Franz Joseph.

1854 Martial 1857 Tunnel built by 1875 Opening of the Franz
law ends five Adam Clark under Liszt Academy of Music
years after Castle Hill opened (see p133), with the
1848–9 Entrance to composer as its principal
uprising the Tunnel
1850 1860 1870 1880
1859 Synagogue on 1873 The unification of Buda,
Dohány utca (see p138) Óbuda and Pest as one city, with
completed a total of 300,000 inhabitants
1867 Compromise with Austria, giving Hungary indepen-
dence in its internal affairs. Creation of the Dual Monarchy;
Emperor Franz Joseph accepts the Hungarian crown

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