Mester utca is a 2-kilometre main street in the district of
Ferencváros,
Budapest,
Hungary. It connects
Ferenc körút
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The Deák Ferenc square (''Deák Ferenc tér''), nam ...
and
Könyves Kálmán körút
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via
Haller utca
Haller utca is a main street along the border of Mid-Ferencváros, in the 9th district of Budapest, Hungary. It links Nagyvárad tér in the north and Soroksári út in the west. Notable sidestreets include Tűzoltó utca, Balázs Béla utca, Gát ...
, dividing Mid-Ferencváros into two unequal sections. Its name derives from "mester", meaning ''master'', which refers back to the fact that the street used to host numerous artisan's workshops.
Buildings
The street's buildings include:
* Fáy András Secondary School (car mechanics)
* Teleki Blanka Secondary School (economics, finance)
* Szent István Secondary School (economics; also famous for its specialisation in football)
* József Attila Primary School (
Attila József
Attila József (; 11 April 1905 – 3 December 1937) was one of the most famous Hungarian poets of the 20th century. Generally not recognized during his lifetime, József was hailed during the communist era of the 1950s as Hungary's great ...
, one of the most outstanding Hungarian poets attended a few classes here)
* Szent Vince church (catholic)
* Mester utca 1 (
Latinovits Zoltán, the great Hungarian actor, used to live here)
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* Lurdy Ház, a shopping mall
* Archives for Pest Megye
Description
The street is lined by plane trees, most of which date back to the early 20th century. The street is full of cafeterias, small snack outlets and shops of all kind.
Besides planes, red-brick is a hallmark of Mester utca. Many residential blocks are made of red brick, which tendency has continued up to this day, with some of the new houses also exposing brickwork.
Red brick buildings include:
* Mester utca 12 (1910s)
* Mester utca 20 (1920s)
* Mester utca 22 (1920s)
* Mester utca 24-28 (2008)
* Mester utca 30 (2002) (office block Páva)
* Mester utca 40-44 (2004)
* Mester utca 49 (1930s) District Health Centre
* Mester utca 67 (1900s) József Attila Primary School
Transportation
Mester utca is well-served by public transport. It can be reached by trams 4 and 6 (stop Mester utca/Ferenc körút) on the northern end. From the south one can get there by taking tram 1 (stop Mester utca, Könyves Kálmán körút). Tram 24 and bus 281 crosses Mester utca at its intersection with Haller utca (stop Haller utca/Mester utca).
Tram lines 51 (recently renamed from 30) and 51A (recently renamed from 30A) run along Mester utca from 5 in the morning till 11.30 at night (terminus at Mester utca/Ferenc körút, stops at Bokréta utca, Ferencvárosi rendelőintézet, Haller utca/Mester utca by
Haller park, Vágóhíd utca by Haller park, Mester utca/Könyves Kálmán körút). Tram 51A has its other terminus at Mester utca/Könyves Kálmán körút whereas tram 51 continues along Gubacsi út to
Pesterzsébet, the 20th district of Budapest.
Night bus 923 also runs along Mester utca.
Notes
Streets in Budapest