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Városmajori Szabadtéri Színpad

Budapest, Italy

Városmajori Szabadtéri Színpad

Points of interest: Városmajori Heart of Jesus Parish Church (Városmajori Jézus Szíve Plébánia) by Aladár Arkay in 1920's; - Memorial of the Warrior Unit of Hungarian Hunters in Worl War One (Magyar Tábori Vadászok emlékműve) a work of Kisfaludi Strobl Zsigmond; - Statue of Beethoven (work of János

Horvay); - Statue of Tom Thumb (Hüvelyk Matyi) made by Ede Telcs; - Statue of Espejo D'Eugenio statue (Espejo D' Eugenio szobor ) by A. Negrete; - Aladár Arkaymemorial column. - The total area: 10 hectares. Half of the area covered with lawn also there is some flowered area , circa 1300 trees then one an d half hectare is covered with shrubs. - HISTORY. This are was former flood plains of the Devil's Ditch (Ördög-árok). Used for meadow a long time. Then it was a military-owned land. A city's commander,- Count Daun,- horticulture and farm established in 1700's. In 1785 regulation of Joseph II, (Habsburg Emperor) ​​a public park was established, here. In 1787 planted more than three tousand trees. (Brought from woods from forests of Budakeszi and Dunabogdány settlements. József Tallherr state architect and Antal Kock urban gardener made the plans inspired by the French gardens. - In early 1800's moved to here an amusement park (so called Budai vurstli), this led to the deterioration of the neighborhood. In 1920 the Devil's Ditch became covered, and after some reconstruction the park revived. - Also here is the BSE sports hall with tennis courts, Városmajori Outdoor Theatre, Városmajo

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