About this Event
The faded elegance and glory of the viii district has inspired gangster rappers from Mr.Joint & Ferke to Animal Cannibals. The famous animated ghetto film nyólcker was based on the district. Many movies have been shot in the district including scenes of Fateless as well as Baptiste, a British TV Drama, takes place around Jozsefvaros, and the hate crimes against the immigrant population that lives there. Ferenc Molnár's youth novel, The Paul Street Boys (which was made into a film several times) was also based on the district.
This tour is very suitable for those interested in migration, and urban and architectural history. It enables participants the chance to explore the issues surrounding the district and its unique culture and vibrant history.
-Head down to the cemetery, and learn more about famous persons and events from Hungary's past. -View the stunning horse-drawn funeral hearse last used for Count Apponyi.
-Study the old tenement buildings which make up the district.
-See the faded beauty of Keleti Train station and learn about its famous past. Marvel at the details of the great arrival hall. The films, Gloomy Sunda, Anna Karenina and Barabuk'ki2. Attack on Hungary were all filmed here.
-Examine the fate of the House of Fate Museum-Hear about the Hungarian Jews and Roma who inhabited this district.
-Learn about the meaning of the Orczy Ter Cross.
-Discover the vast warren of shops and shakes that make up the market.
-Unearth the history of the Ganz factory, as you explore its grounds.
-Understand the gentrification, and studentification of the area.-Explore the fortress-like apartment block known as the Colony colon, home to three thousand workers when it was built – when the colony was handed over in 1910, MÁVAG (Hungarian Royal State Iron, Steel and Machine Works) there was a bathhouse, a canteen, a laundry, a doctor's office, a kindergarten, a public market. Most of these have now ceased to exist or have been transformed, and are often used as a film location for movies including The Exam and Kolorádó Kid-Visit the infamous Chinese market; which is the largest wholesale market in ECE and explore its gloomy past.
-Take the time to continue to shop, eat, and explore the market after the tour.
Meeting Point: Outside of the main entrance steps of Keleti Train station (not the side where the taxis stop) look for our guides holding a yellow umbrella
Tour Duration: 2.5 hours.
Language: English
*Free Tours are tip-based, pay the guide what you think the tour is worth by tipping them at the end of the tour. If you don't enjoy the tour or are too poor to pay, then pay nothing See less
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Keleti Pályaudvar (look for the guide holding a yellow umbrella on the main steps), Keleti Pályaudvar , Budapest, Hungary
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