Top rated Historical landmarks in Budapest, Hungary to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

Top rated Historical landmarks in Budapest

Experience the best that Budapest has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 65 places from Historical landmark category.

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Elizabeth Lookout

Scenic spot

Constructed in 1911, this landmark limestone tower offers a cafe & steps to sweeping views.

4.80 (4.6K reviews)

Statue of St. Stephen I

Memorial

👍👍 The statue of Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen who was the first King of Hungary from 1000 or 1001, until his death in 1038 riding on a horse is a must see while visiting Budapest. Stephen was the first member of his family to become a devout Christian. He was crowned on 25 December 1000...

4.80 (763 reviews)

Királyi lovarda

Reenactment site

👍 ROYAL RIDING HALL The Royal Riding Hall is situated in the Csikós courtyard of the Royal Palace, at a lower level than the rest of the palace. The neo-baroque structure was completed in 1900. During World War II, the building suffered damage and was subsequently demolished. The present-day structure...

4.80 (249 reviews)

Statue of Count Gyula Andrássy

Sculpture

👍 Andassy Gyula - was a Hungarian statesman, who served as Prime Minister of Hungary and subsequently as Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary. He was chosen vice-president of the Diet. He was elected as president of the sub-committee appointed by the parliamentary commission to draw up the Austro-Hunga...

4.80 (143 reviews)

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk szobra

Historical landmark

👍👍 Unfortunately I saw 3 bad reviews and all from Greek. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was real leaders

4.80 (84 reviews)

Fisherman's Castle

Castle

👍👍 Very nice view oder the whole city. Very crowded. When you want to be for your own then go there very early and enjoy the sunrise.

4.80 (73 reviews)

Kossuth Lajos mausoleum

Historical landmark

👍👍 It is the largest funeral structure in Hungary, so there can be little doubt that the structure hides Hungary's most valuable dead. It occurred to me that it is like Napoleon's tomb in the case of France. The snarling lions (or rather panthers) next to the stairs leave little doubt: they will tear a...

4.80 (54 reviews)

János Arany statue

Historical landmark

👍 A grand entrance to the Hungarian National Museum, and here stands a memorial statue to the Hungarian journalist, writer, poet, and translator János Arany. His statue graces the top of this monument. What you see here is a statue of Miklós Toldi a legendary hero in Hungarian folklore, made famous by...

4.80 (32 reviews)

Castle District

Historical landmark

👍👍 A very interesting part of Budapest. Lots of things to see. The Budapest card is highly recommended if you're doing just a one day visit. It saves lots of walking.

4.70 (106K reviews)

Széchenyi Chain Bridge

Bridge

Landmark 19th-century suspension bridge, designed by William Tierney Clark & illuminated at night.

4.70 (54.1K reviews)

Kossuth Lajos Square

Historical landmark

Large city square surrounded by great public edifices including the Hungarian Parliament building.

4.70 (11K reviews)

Millennium Monument

Memorial

Historic statue featuring the Seven Chieftains of the Magyars & other important national leaders.

4.70 (2.2K reviews)

Fountain of King Matthias

Sculpture

Large bronze fountain from 1904, depicting King Matthias hunting a stag with crossbow & hounds.

4.70 (520 reviews)

Lajos Batthyányi Eternal Flame

Historical landmark

👍👍 Eternal flame

4.70 (427 reviews)

Oroszlános udvar

Historical landmark

👍👍 The courtyard of the Lions, or the large courtyard of the monumental complex of Buda Castle. From fortress to a residential palace for the Royal Hungary, now it houses several museums that should be fixed stages for each tourist visiting the city. Huge stone sculptures of ferocious lions with gapin...

4.70 (396 reviews)

Statue of Prince Eugene of Savoy

Historical landmark

👍👍 Statue of Prince Eugene of Savoy, one of the best built infrastructure I have seen in my life. It was mesmerising to look at. Surely it is one of the most beautiful landmark in Budapest and people come from all around the world to see this lovely piece of art. The views of the city from above are al...

4.70 (317 reviews)

Turul statue

Historical landmark

👍👍 The Turul is the mythological bird of Hungarians, national symbol of modern Hungary and coat of arms of the Hungarian Army. The bird is mostly depicted as a hawk or falcon.

4.70 (270 reviews)

Holy Trinity Statue

Historical landmark

👍👍 Located in front of the unmissable Matthias Church and near the famous Fisherman's Bastion, the Statue of the Holy Trinity is located in the middle of the square. The column commemorates the people of Buda who died due to two outbreaks of the black plague between the end of the 1600s and the beginn...

4.70 (244 reviews)

II. Rakoczi Ferenc equestrian statue

Sculpture

👍👍 Many tourists pass by men in a horse, and yes, these monuments look great, but there are so many of them, that they lose their meaning. We need to read. This man was Francis II Rákóczi. Son of one of the bravest woman in Hungarian history: Elena Zrínyi. When his Mother was leading the defensive of t...

4.70 (225 reviews)

Main Guardhouse

Historical landmark

👍👍 This magnificent building has been recently rebuilt and is well worth seeing. The exhibition itself was interesting but would have benefitted from more English-language signage.

4.70 (183 reviews)

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Top rated Historical landmarks in Budapest, Hungary