Radó Dezső: Parks and Forests - Our Budapest (Budapest, 1992)

MAIDENHAIR TREE (GINKGO)- two specimens in front of the main entrance of the Planetarium towards the lion fountain, four more trees near the Orange Plot (this species is a cross between the coniferous and the deciduous as its leaves resemble joined pine needles);

OSSAGE ORANGE- a large specimen on the King Hill towards the tobogganing hill, some 10-12 m from the path; TRIFOLIATE ORANGE- a many-branched specimen in the Orange plot (named after this tree) facing the Planetarium, 5 m from the path;

BLACK POPLAR- the most attractive specimen of the numerous poplars towers above King Hill. It is best viewed from the tobogganing hill;

COMMON OAK- a free standing tree with a very fine crown on the Oak Square, which is named after this tree;

WILD SERVICE TREE- one specimen grows at the edge of the Yellow Tree Plot, another on King Hill near the Linnaeus Garden. Both were planted in their present location in 1980.

Beside those listed above, there are numerous neat plane, Paulownia, winged walnut, oak and beech species growing in the quiet, relaxing, forest-like People’s Park.

Gellert hill

The two main attractions of the hill are the Citadel and the Rock Chapel carved into the southern slope of the hill. It belongs to the Order of St. Paul, the only order established in Hungary.

Approaching the hilltop from the Hotel Gellért, an interesting relief by Ferenc Medgyessy can be seen by the path. It depicts Bishop Gellért and his faithful companion, Master Walter. The text reads: “Walter”, said Bishop Gellért, “do you hear the song of the Hungarians? Blessed the woman who fulfills her duty so merrily singing!” Higher up, there is another Medgyessy sculpture, a nude woman entitled The Venus of Debrecen.

The statue of Bishop Gellért and the waterfall on the

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A typical postcard from Budapest - statue of St. Gellért on Gellért Hill