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GELLÉRT HILL AND TABÁN

Rising steeply beside the Danube, Gellért recalls the fate and martyrdom of Bishop
Hill is one of the city’s most attractive areas. Gellért, who tried to convert the unwilling
From the top, at a height of 140 m (460 ft), locals to Christianity. In 1046, they threw
a beautiful view of the whole of Budapest the bishop from the hill to his death in a
unfolds. The Celtic Eravi, who preceded the sealed barrel. Gellért Hill bulges out slightly
Romans, formed their settlement on the hill’s into the Danube, which narrows at this point.
northern slope (see p78). Once called simply This made the base of the hill a favoured
Old Hill, many superstitions and tales are crossing place, and the settlement of Tabán
connected with it. The hill’s present name evolved as a result.

Sights at a Glance
Museums
q Semmelweis Museum 6 Rudas Baths
of Medical History 9 Rác Thermal Spa
Churches Districts, Squares
2 Cave Church and Monuments
A L K O TÁ S U . AT T I L A Ú T Historic Buildings 5 Statue of St Gellért
0 Tabán Parish Church
3 Liberation Monument
LOGODI U.
7 Queen Elizabeth
4 Citadel
Monument
w Golden Stag House 8 Tabán
VÉRMEZŐ LOGODI U.
Hotels and Baths
Déli pu. 1 Gellért Hotel and Baths
KRISZTINA KÖRÚT
MIKÓ U. Complex pp74–5
KRISZTINAVÁROS
ALAGÚT U.
KRISZTINA
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KOSCIUSZKO T. U.
MÉSZÁROS U.
PÁLYA U. XII TIGRIS U. SARLÓ U.
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TIBOR U. TIGRIS U. DEZSŐ U. LISZNYAI U. TABÁN DÖBRENTEI U. See also Street Finder
KRISZTINA KÖRÚT
DERÉK U. KERESZT U. maps 1, 3 & 4
GROZA PÉTER R.
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Erzsébet
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FADRUSZ U.VILLÁNYI ÚT
Stylized Classical statue and Secessionist mosaics at the Gellért Baths For keys to map symbols see back flap
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