Ságvári Ágnes (szerk.): Budapest. The History of a Capital (Budapest, 1975)
Chronology
21st May 1849 24th June 14th November 11th-15 th July 20th November 19th December 6th April 1851 2nd November 1855 1857 15th March 1860 20th October 27th December 31st January 1864 18th January 1st August 1866 April-May 1867 8 th June 17th November 10th April 1870 15th March 1871 1871-1872 1872 The Defence Committee nationalizes the arms plant of the Pest Iron Foundry and Machine Works The revolutionary Honvéd armies retake Buda Castle The Minister for the Interior decrees the merger of Buda, Pest and Óbuda, but with the failure of the War of Independence the decree is not implemented The Austrian and Russian armies occupy Buda and Pest Inauguration of the Chain Bridge, the first permanent bridge over the Danube, designed by William Tierney Clark, built by Adam Clark Administrative merger of Buda and Óbuda Inauguration of the Pest-Vienna railway The Pest Corn Hall is opened The Austrian military fort, known today as the Citadel to keep the rebellious Hungarians in check is completed on Mount Gellért The first gaswork built in Pest Beginning of the construction of the Buda Waterworks after the plans of Adam Clark Opening of the tunnel under Castle Hill, built by Adam Clark National demonstrations on the anniversary of the 1848 Revolution. A law student is fatally wounded Grant of the October Diploma restoring the governmental system of 1847 Reconstitution of the Pest Municipal Assembly Reconstitution of the Buda Municipal Assembly Opening of the Pest Stock and Commodity Exchange The first horse tramway lines from Pest to Újpest and Kőbánya are opened Statutory sessions of the Pest and Buda municipal assemblies, according to Act XXIII of 1848 Coronation of Francis Joseph I, King of Hungary and Emperor of Austria, in Matthias Church in Buda Temporary water undertaking of Pest first put into operation. Completion of the first section of the Pest water undertaking Establishment of the Municipal Public Works Council, under Act X of 1870. First town-planning project undertaken under the direction of this Council The Municipal Public Works Council organizes an international competition for town-planning and development projects for Buda and Pest The leaders of the General Labour Party are tried for treason Foundation of the Budapest Technical University 142
