Ságvári Ágnes (szerk.): Budapest. The History of a Capital (Budapest, 1975)
Chronology
27th February 1959 25th March 20th May 1960 30th October 4th November 1st June 1962 24th February 1963 11 th March 30th November 21st November 1964 1 st October 1966 6th March 1967 28th April 1968 26th October 31st December 1969 2nd April 1970 19th August 25th September-3rd November 23rd-27th March 1971 26th April 30th April 17th November Monument to the martyrs of the labour movement is inaugurated in the Kerepes Cemetery on the 40th anniversary of the foundation of the Hungarian Party of Communists The first Hungarian factory for plastics, part of tbe Hungária Chemical Works, starts work The first Hungarian nuclear reactor goes into operation at Budapest-Csillebérc The ashes of the Hungarian Jacobins are laid to rest in the Kerepes Cemetery The monument to the heroes who fell for Hungarian freedom is unveiled in Köztársaság tér on the anniversary of the siege of the Communist Party Centre (1956) Government approval for the general development design for Budapest and its surroundings (Decree No. 1027/1960) The Youth Park is opened in the Castle Garden Municipal elections Formation of the Municipal Council, István Sarlós elected President of the Municipal Council The Astoria subway, the first modern pedestrian subway in Budapest, is opened to the public Opening of the new Elizabeth Bridge Inauguration of the new temporary home of the National Theatre Completion of the detailed town and reconstruction plan for the Inner City Death of Zoltán Kodály Completion of the reconstruction of the Palace in the Buda Castle District The exhibition “A Thousand Years of Our Capital” is opened in the Budapest Historical Museum in the Palace Completion of the Hotel Duna-Intercontinental on the Pest bank of the Danube The first section of the east-western line of the Metro is opened to traffic The cable chair lift to János-hegy (St. John Hill), highest point in the Buda Mountains, is opened Budapest Art Festival devoted to the art of Béla Bartók International conference of musicology in honour of Béla Bartók The first flats are completed at the Újpalota housing estate, in a working-class suburb of Greater Budapest The Marx-Engels Monument, by György Segesdi, across the Central Committee building of the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party is unveiled 154
