Kálvin Square
Encyclopedia
Kálvin tér is a major square and intersection in the city center of Budapest
, the capital of Hungary
. It was named after the French Protestant Reformer John Calvin
(Kálvin János in Hungarian
).
Múzeum körút ('Museum boulevard'), Vámház körút, Üllői út
('Üllő
street'), Baross utca ('Baross
street'), and Kecskeméti utca ('Kecskemét
street') converge here. It is also the location of the Kálvin tér
station on the M3 (North-South) line of the Budapest Metro
.
The Hungarian National Museum
is near Kálvin tér.
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, the capital of Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. It was named after the French Protestant Reformer John Calvin
John Calvin
John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530...
(Kálvin János in Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
).
Múzeum körút ('Museum boulevard'), Vámház körút, Üllői út
Ülloi út
Üllői út is a major transport artery in Budapest, Hungary. Üllői út is the longest avenue in Budapest, it's 15.6 km long and absolutely straight....
('Üllő
Üllo
Üllő is a town in Pest county, Hungary.- External links :*...
street'), Baross utca ('Baross
Gábor Baross
Gábor Baross , Hungarian statesman, was born at Pružina near Trencsén on 6 July 1848, and educated at Esztergom. He was for a time one of the professors there under Cardinal Kolos Vaszary. After acquiring considerable local reputation as chief notary of his county, he entered parliament in 1875...
street'), and Kecskeméti utca ('Kecskemét
Kecskemét
Kecskemét is a city in the central part of Hungary. It is the 8th largest city of the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun.Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's third-largest city, Szeged, 86 kilometres from both of them and almost equal distance from the two...
street') converge here. It is also the location of the Kálvin tér
Kálvin tér (Budapest Metro)
Kálvin tér is a station on the M3 line of the Budapest Metro. It is located on the borders of District V, District VIII, and District IX, under Kálvin Square. The station is one of the busiest on the line, and is also the deepest.The station has provisions dating from its design to accommodate...
station on the M3 (North-South) line of the Budapest Metro
Budapest Metro
The Budapest Metro is the rapid transit system in the Hungarian capital Budapest. It is the second-oldest underground metro system in the world after the London Underground. Its iconic Line 1, dating from 1896, was declared a World Heritage Site in 2002.-Lines:The Metro consists of three lines,...
.
The Hungarian National Museum
Hungarian National Museum
- History:The Hungarian National Museum is said to have been founded in 1802 when Count Ferenc Széchényi set up the National Széchényi Library. This would then be followed a year later by the donating of a mineral collection by Széchényi’s wife. This led to the creation of the Hungarian National...
is near Kálvin tér.
See also
- Small BoulevardSmall Boulevard (Budapest)Kiskörút or Small Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in Budapest. It forms an incomplete semicircle between Deák Square and Fővám Square. It is the border of the southern part of District 5 , the innermost district of Pest...
- Street names of BudapestStreet names of BudapestBudapest is the capital of the European country of Hungary. Below is a list of public place names of Budapest that refer to famous people, cities or historic events. Generality of Budapest's public place names relate to the Hungarian national history...