The enormous palace of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences is a fascinating endpoint of our walking trip at the bank of the Danube. It was built in northern-italic renaissance style based on the planning of August Friedrich Stühler, an architect of Vienna. The huge bronze relief on the Akadémia Street side of the building shows István Széchenyi founding the Academy. The Hungarian Academy of Sciences is the most important cultural institute of our country, the centre of the intellectual life. The inside decorations are worthy of this glorious institute. The aula is covered by the paintings from Károly Lotz while the walls of the smaller rooms are decorated with Antal Ligeti’s landscapes. With its 900 thousand pieces of book stock the Academic Library has one of the richest collections in Hungary. Lots of valuable printings, codices and manuscripts from classical writers are held here. The famous Goethe room, Vörösmarty room and the Széchenyi museum was destroyed in World War II.
Today the Academy has ten departments, and according to its constitution the number of members under the age of 70 cannot exceed 200.
Transportation: Tram No. 2, 2A; Bus No. 15
(+36-1)-411-6100
Budapest, Roosevelt tér 9.
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