József Hild

	József Hild József Hild (born Josef Hild, 8 December 1789 – 6 March 1867) was a Hungarian-German architect.Hild József Hungarian Electronic Library , retrieved 11 May 2012 One of the major exponents of neoclassical architecture of the time, he played an important part in the remodelling of Pest during the so-called reform era (early 19th century). Life and career Hild gained an early interest in architecture through his father, also a Bohemia n architect, and studied at the < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Pest, Hungary Pest () is the eastern, mostly flat part of Budapest, Hungary, comprising about two-thirds of the city's territory. It is separated from Buda and Óbuda, the western parts of Budapest, by the Danube River. Among its most notable sights are the Inner City (Budapest), Inner City, the Hungarian Parliament Building, Heroes' Square (Budapest), Heroes' Square and Andrássy Avenue. In colloquial Hungarian language, Hungarian, "Pest" is often used for the whole Capital (political), capital of Budapest. The three parts of Budapest (Pest, Buda, Óbuda) united in 1873. Etymology According to Ptolemy the settlement was called ''Pession'' in ancient times (Contra-Aquincum). Alternatively, the name ''Pest'' may have come from a Slavic word meaning "furnace", "oven" (Bulgarian ; Serbian /''peć''; Croatian ''peć''), related to the word (meaning "cave"), probably with reference to a local cave where fire burned. The spelling ''Pesth'' was occasionally used in English, even as late as the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Saint Stephen's Basilica St. Stephen's Basilica ( hu, Szent István-bazilika ) is a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary (c 975–1038), whose right hand is housed in the reliquary. It was the sixth largest church building in Hungary before 1920. Since the renaming of the primatial see, it has been the co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest. Today, it is the third largest church building in present-day Hungary. Architecture The site of today's basilica was a theater in the 18th century. This theater, named Hetz-Theater, was a place where animal fights were hosted. One of the wealthy citizens (János Zitterbarth) of the newly formed district built a temporary church there. In the late 1810s, about a thousand people formed the Lipótváros Parish. Then they began the fundraising and the believers started to make plans for the future church. The church is named after Saint Stephen I of Hungary, the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Esztergom Basilica The Primatial Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Adalbert ( hu, Nagyboldogasszony és Szent Adalbert prímási főszékesegyház), also known as the Esztergom Basilica ( hu, Esztergomi bazilika), is an ecclesiastic basilica in Esztergom, Hungary, the mother church of the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest, and the seat of the Catholic Church in Hungary. It is dedicated to the Assumption of Saint Mary and Saint Adalbert. It is the largest church and the tallest building in Hungary. Its inner area is 5,600 m². It is 118 m long and 49 m wide. It has a reverberation time of more than 9 seconds. Its dome, forming a semi-sphere, is situated in the middle, and it has 12 windows. It is 71.5 m high inside (which makes it one of the tallest domes in the world), with a diameter of 33.5 metres, and is 100 m high from outside, the stairs count 400 steps counted from the crypt. The altarpiece (13.5 × 6.6 metres, depicting the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kalvin Church Kalvin may refer to: ; People * Kalvin McRae (born 1985), American football player * Kalvin Pearson (born 1978), American football player * Kalvin Phillips (born 1995), English footballer ; Places * Kálvin tér Kálvin tér (English: Calvin Square) is a major square and intersection in the city center of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It was named after the French Protestant Reformer John Calvin (''Kálvin János'' in Hungarian) due to the large R ... , Budapest square {{disambiguation, given name, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kalvin Square Kalvin may refer to: ; People * Kalvin McRae (born 1985), American football player * Kalvin Pearson (born 1978), American football player * Kalvin Phillips (born 1995), English footballer ; Places * Kálvin tér Kálvin tér (English: Calvin Square) is a major square and intersection in the city center of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It was named after the French Protestant Reformer John Calvin (''Kálvin János'' in Hungarian) due to the large R ... , Budapest square {{disambiguation, given name, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hűvösvölgy Hűvösvölgy is a neighbourhood in the 2nd District of Budapest. The area is a popular hiking destination and is also an important transport hub. The suburb is known for its terminus of the Budapest Children's Railway. A public transport terminus connects settlements north of the Buda (Nagykovácsi, Remeteszőlős, Solymár Solymár (german: Schaumar) is an urban village in northwest of Budapest metropolitan area, bordering the 3rd and 2nd districts of the city, as well as Nagykovácsi, Pilisszentiván, Pilisvörösvár, Csobánka, Pilisborosjenő, and Üröm. ...) with Buda city centre. References Populated places in Hungary {{Budapest-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Derra Hamadou Derra (born November 27, 1985, in Ouagadougou) is a Burkinabé professional footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Rail Club du Kadiogo. Career On 1 August 2006, Derra left Rail Club du Kadiogo and signed a contract for FC Botoşani. On 19 September 2008 his club FC Botoşani resigns his contract and he returned to Rail Club du Kadiogo Rail Club du Kadiogo is a Burkinabé football and basketball club based in Ouagadougou. They play their home games at the Stade de Kadiogo. The club plays in orange and black. Honours Burkinabé Premier League: 4 :: 2004-2005, 2015-2016, 20 .... Notes 1985 births Living people Burkinabé men's footballers FC Botoșani players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Rail Club du Kadiogo players Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Romania Footballers from Ouagadougou 21st-century Burkinabé people {{BurkinaFaso-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Gresham Palace The Gresham Palace (''Gresham-palota'') is a building in Budapest, Hungary; it is an example of Art Nouveau architecture. Completed in 1906 as an office and apartment building, it is today the Four Seasons Hotel Budapest Gresham Palace, a luxury hotel managed by Four Seasons Hotels. It is located along the River Danube, adjacent to Széchenyi Square and the eastern terminus of the Széchenyi Chain Bridge. History The site was once occupied by Nákó House, a Neoclassical architecture, neo-classical palace built in 1827. In 1880, the London-based Gresham Life Assurance Society, Gresham Life Assurance Company bought the property, at a time when it was illegal for insurance companies in Great Britain to invest money in stocks, but rental income was an acceptable and legal investment. The company later decided to build its foreign headquarters on the site, and decided that they needed a grander setting for them. They commissioned local architects Zsigmond Quittner and Jozsef Vago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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