The Geological Museum of Budapest or Hungarian Institute of Geology and Geophysics is the main museum of geology in Hungary. It is located on the Stefánia út in the western part of Pest. The building was originally the home of the Hungarian Geological Society, which was established in 1869.
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This is the Hungarian Geological Institute building, designed by the great Ödön Lechner who is credited as being the father of Hungarian Art Nouveau. He has several outstanding buildings situated around Budapest and different parts of Europe. Im not sure what the schedule is, but I was able to email then and get a tour of the building with a group of students. Our guide did a really great job and was enthusiastic about what he was showing us, even though his true passion are rocks and minerals and not architecture. I really enjoyed being shown around the building and given some of its history, they say it is one of the best preserved original structures by Lechner. You know you are getting close to the building when you look up and see the blue tile roof with the incredible world globe being held up by 4 men. Such a...
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The tour has to be booked by email in advance and is free of charge. I turned out to be the only visitor and it resulted in an amazing almost 3 hours long private tour (I guess it can be shorter if requested). The guide was extremely enthusiastic and shared lots of curious details about the building history, the geological collection and people related to the institute. It was one of the most memorable tours I ever had in Budapest, highly recommend! P.S. Just wait for the guide in the main entrance hall. The gatekeeper did not speak English at all and I felt a bit confused whether I should stay there or go...
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One of the most beautiful art nouveau palace in Hungary.
Built between 1898 and 1899, designed by the famous Lechner Ödön. Right now it’s a geological museum, but housed the Hungarian Institute of Geology ever since.
I highly recommend to visit it, even is just from the outside, but if you can, go inside because it’s...
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