Budapest - Gentlemen's Street Uri Utca
Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque architecture are features of Uri utca. The fine vaulting and the sedilia in the entrance of No. 40 are impressive. From No. 9 Gentlemen's Street there is access to the vast system of caves and underground passages which were dug in the castle hill in days gone by. This subterranean network covers about 24km (15mi.) in all.
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The German army was able to hold out here for a long time towards the end of the Second World War. A waxworks (panopticum) has been installed in part of the cave-system, portraying important events in Hungarian history.
Related Attractions
Buda Castle Labyrinth
The atmosphere of historic times is created through the labyrinth of natural and artificial passages underneath the Buda Castle.
All values are in Hungary Forint
| Family | Ft 4000.00 |
| Adult | Ft 2000.00 |
| Students | Ft 1500.00 |
| Pensioners (OAP) | Ft 1500.00 |
| Child 12 & under | Ft 600.00 |
| Child 5 & under | FREE |
Telephone Museum
The museum is housed in the first telephone operator center in Hungary, established in 1881. Centered around a switchboard which still works today, this "living museum" documents the history of the telephone.
