Faurest, Kristin: Ten spaces - Our Budapest (Budapest, 2010)
■ In the city, it'd eaiy to torsét the iubtle beauty oh a tieid oj wheat The outer Pest squares — owing to their districts’ respective histories as independent communities that only joined the capital city well after their character and contours were formed — speak of small towns. The squares chosen for the following pages are each, in their own ways, unique and precious assets for the neighbourhoods they occupy and define. In order to be able to explore them in reasonable detail, there are only io, hence, not every of Budapest's districts is represented, and there are actually two squares from District VIII, which 1 chose because they represent contrasting snapshots of a neighbourhood in dramatic transition. Some of them 1 chose for their history and place in literature and urban legend, or their now-vanished landmarks — because there are some places worthy of a visit even if it’s just to contemplate what was once there. Others 1 selected for their aesthetic value or distinctive character; still others I picked for their innovative recent renewals. Some have been redesigned and renewed in recent years, others are slated for renovation in the immediate future and others have been the subject of years of unfulfilled plans. Finally, some of the spaces are interesting in and of themselves; others are better understood in the context of their surrounding neighbourhoods. Many important places were left out of this book, for it would be an unwieldy effort 9
