Architecture Festival In Budapest 100 Celebrates Century-Old Buildings

Budapest100, Hungary's Architecture Festival, is back to celebrate the city's centenary buildings and invites locals and tourists alike to appreciate civil urbanization. This year, on April 22 and 23, public and private buildings open their lots to the public for viewing according to the theme set by organizers.

The motif is yet to be announced, but everyone can expect to see the Danube waterfront as the 2017 focal point of the celebration. Budapest's most iconic architectural sites are lining up are lining up at the Danube, including one of Europe's oldest legislative buildings, the Budapest Parliament.

The parliament is considered as the largest building of the country and the tallest building in Budapest. Other buildings to be featured during the two-day festival are the Chain Bridge, Gresham Palace, and the Ottoman era Rudas Baths among many others.

According to The Lonely Planet, visitors are encouraged to visit other sites that are considered by many as "hidden places off the beaten track that are worth exploring." More houses to be featured can be seen on the event site of Budapest100 here.

Although the program has not been published by the group, guests can already anticipate some performances, exhibitions, and displays along the riverside, worth 10 kilometers of the space, going from Rákóczi Bridge to árpád Híd.

According to organizers, Budapest100's goal "is to bring locals, residents, and generations closer to each other already in the preparation phase." The organizers would like to witness a weekend where residents and tourists get to know the city buildings.

This architecture festival has been overseen by the archival institution OSA at Central European University (CEU) and KéK, an architectural, cultural center formed by Hungarian architects, artists, and civilians.

Through the years, the groups have been holding conferences and festivals that have been attended by over 400,000 people.