Country: hungary
An interactive live-stream tour in Budapest, Hungary, customized for high school and college students. A fantastic addition to enrich your curriculum and bring European history to life! Students will be able to ask me questions via mic and use the open chat as we explore these exciting historic sites. Teachers can further customize this tour through our Educators Partnership Program. Come with me and explore Budapest like never before! On this interactive live virtual tour we’ll see the great architectural monuments left to us by the Austro-Hungarian Empire from the Golden Age of Budapest and uncover the rich and turbulent history of this city through the centuries. Starting at the majestic Hungarian Parliament building – the largest building in the country and a monument to neo-gothic architecture – we’ll discuss the building and the government’s history. Crossing over to Kossuth Square, the somber memorials and relics commemorate the desperate Hungarian freedom fights that occurred over the centuries. As we walk through the next neighborhood, we will explore an interesting mixture of public buildings and private homes, all with charming, decorated facades, balconies, and lovely doorways. This area is still a reminder of the 19th century splendor when Hungary flourished and enjoyed great privilege and freedom. Along the way we will encounter a variety of monuments to eras that have come and gone that raise questions of how ideology shapes history. Later we will stroll on a lovely pedestrian street full of cafes and restaurants - Budapest is famous for its café culture which historically served as more than a place for refreshment, but a destination for the day's intellectuals to gather. We will finish our walking tour by the Danube riverside with breathtaking views of the Buda side of the city and the iconic Chain Bridge. I look forward to sharing my historic and cosmopolitan city with you on this live-stream virtual tour.
Highlights: Budapest, Hungary
Your guide: Andrea Makkay