Magyar külpolitika, 1930 (11. évfolyam, 1-7. szám)

1930 / 3. szám - Hungary and the International money market

22 HUNGÁRIA LLOYD August 1930 the beauty of the Buda hills (one still called the liill of Koses because a Turkish pasha of :old eovered it with the trees whose flowers he loved), the historic buildings that seem to distil romantic history, — and amongst the women who parádéd in the sunlight along the Corso that gracious inanner and captivating smile that we have so foolishly etiquetted out of our lives." „There are still more imposing thorougihfares in Budapest, — for example, the Andrássy Boulovard, a inagnificent thoroughfare over two miles in length, bordered with thick leafy foliage; but even the íinest works of man fali short of the majesty and picturesque attraction of nature." „The only other city known to tne which boasts a inatüral situation comparable to that of Budapest is Constantinopie; anü that is superb to so bigh a degree that it makes roe tliink that our eivilisation will always be deíective tiil Constantinopie is once again the Capital of Europe. But in Constantinopie there is no grand street."" „Paris, — yes, there is only one Paris: and when 1 pass in review the othei eapitals of the worid — 1 have seen many in botli hemispheres —, their greatness only throws into relief the wonder of tlie Vitte Lumiére (the City of Light). I have heard the Avenue de l'Upéra — which is now celebrating its jubilee — described as the finest street is Paris. It certainly presents an array of mássive buildings, with the celebrated Upera House to close the frame; but all this is eclipsed by the Avenue des Champs Elysées, which, stretching f rom the garden of the Tuileries to the Arc de Triomphe, a mile in length, presents the life of Paris on its Broadway, which seems to roll between verduróus blooms flanked by stately palaces." Unter den Linden. „Unter den Linden, the pride of Berlin, is good, but not se great as this. 1 Vienna, though a oeautiful city — partaking botb of Paris and Berlis —has not one distinctively beautiful thoroughfare. Sometbing similar might be said of Komé; Madrid is the city that most nearly approaches Paris style. Lisbon, and Stockholm, and Oslo are all noble cities by virtue of their situation, but with, no worid-renowned streets. Venice is an enchanted place; and if the Grand Canal be taken as a street, this city would hold its own all." „New York, with its sky-scrapers and its imposing prospects, has created a nevv style oj metropolis, but so far without a street that meets all the reqierementst and that may be tsaid alsó of \\ nshington, with its splendid avenues, and of uhicago, with its twentymile straighl stretches ol' commercial prosperity." „Rio de Janeiro certainly comes into the inagic circle; and in regard to the main stíreel tírazilians would say reaches first place. Finally, Jjondon has many famous streets, from the Strand to Lombard Street; from Oxford Street to Picadilly must, I think, be our first line of attack, and it makes a great show." „Yet, after all I come to the Champs Elysées for brilliance, and to Budapest for chann ..." Guide of Budapest. Sfghts. High School formusie: V/., Liszt Ferenc-tér 8. (Conservatorium) Museum in memory of Francis Liszt. Hungárián Academy of Science V., Akadémia-utca 2. Gallery of Historical Pictures Goethe Room, Széchenyi Museum, Vötösmarty Room, State room. Public Buildings : Products and Stock Exchange: V., Szabadság-tér í. The Fisher's Ramparl (Halászbástya). Memóriái building for King Stephen, íounder of the Cliristian Curch in Hungary. Charming view of the city. Supreme Court of Justice (M. Kir. Curia) V., Kossuth Lajos squarc, opposite the Houses of Parliamenl. Royal Palace (Királyi vár). The present palace originates from the days of the great Queen Maria Theresa who built if after the plans of Hildehrandt, and partly finished it in 1769. The palace in its present shape, was built after tho plan of the architects Ybl and Hausmann, in the period b.'tween 1894—1900. (The reception-rooms may be visited from 9.30—3.) Opera: VI., Andrássy-ut. Built by Nicholas Ybl, in the style of the Italian Ronaissance, in the years 1879—84. Houses of Parliament: V., Kossuth Lajos-tér. Built by E .lerich Steindl. 252 Statues on the facade and in the interior of the building. Central Market-Hall IX., Vámház-körut. Post-Savings-Rank built by Lechner in Hungárián style V., Hold-utca 4. Statues: Count Andrássy, near the Parlament. Anonymus Belae regis nótárius in front of the Museum of of Agriculturc. Arany János the renowned epical poet of Hungary, in front of the National Museum. Deák Ferenc Statesman, V., Ferenc József-tér. Sí. Gerards Monument on the Gellérthegy. Joseph Palotiiu1. Y., József-tér. Kossuth Lajos, V., Kossuth Lajos-tér, near the Parlament. Millenium Monument at the end of Andrássy-ut. Petőfi (Sándor) the greatesl Hungárián lyrical poet, Petőfi-tér, Danube-walk. Saint Stephen, First King ol' Hungary, near the Coronation Cathedral. East-South-Westh-North, Memória! of the parts of Hungary wrenched from the old country by the Treaty of Trianon. (Szabadság-tér.) Rudolph Crown-Prínce, Stefánia-ut. Count Széchenyi (István), Founder of the Hungárián Royal Acadérny of Sciences, in fronl of the Academy. Vörösmarty Mihály. Author of the Hungárián National Anthem, Vörösmarty ter. Washington Monument in the City-Park. Cenotaph of 500.000 Hungárián Soldiers hinni in the Great War, in fronl of the Millenium-Mónument. Churches : Garrison Church (Helyőrségi templom) on Un- mount of the Fortress (Várhegy). This church stands on the site of the oldest Church of the Fortress, the former church of Mary Magdalene, King Francis I was crowned here in 1792. The Inner Town Párisii Church (Relvárosi plébánia). Eskü-tér, is the oldest Church in Budapest (1507) énlarged by a second tower after the Turkish war.