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Grand Boulevard (Budapest)

Nagykörút or Grand Boulevard (sometimes Great Boulevard, lit. "Big Ring Road") is one of the most central and busiest parts of Budapest, a major thoroughfare built by 1896, Hungary's Millennium. It forms a semicircle connecting two bridges of the Danube, Margaret Bridge on the north and Petőfi Bridge on the south. Usually the part inside and around this semicircle is counted as the city centre of Budapest (see Belváros).

Grand and Small Boulevards of Budapest

Meaning

Nagykörút is actually a colloquial name of its five parts which connect to each other: (from north to south) Szent István körút, Teréz körút, Erzsébet körút, József körút and Ferenc körút; these are the names the traveller will find on the map and the buildings. They are named after the districts of Budapest, which they pass through: VI. Terézváros, VII. Erzsébetváros, VIII. Józsefváros, IX. Ferencváros. The only exception is Szent István körút, which is the border of Lipótváros (northern half of District V.) and Újlipótváros (southern part of District XIII.). However, its original name was Lipót körút, but the district had been renamed to Szentistvánváros in 1937, also the boulevard became Szent István. Most of citizens didn't support renaming, so the district got back its original name after World War II, but not the boulevard. Nagykörút is usually meant to include its Pest part (i.e., the east side of the Danube), but it might be applied to its extension on the Buda side as well (in this latter sense, Margit körút will be its sixth part).

Location

It consists of a 35- to 40-metre-wide, about 4.5-kilometre-long road (not counting the bridge and the Buda side) with a tram line in the middle. It crosses a few major squares such as Nyugati tér, Oktogon and Blaha Lujza tér, basic points of reference for the locals. The four major roads which cross it are Váci út (north), Andrássy Avenue (northeast; part of the World Heritage), Rákóczi út (east) and Üllői út (southeast).

Features, notable spots

 
Hotel Corinthia (formerly Grand Hotel Royal), a 5-star hotel located on Grand Boulevard

On the Nagykörút one can find (from north to south) the Comedy Theatre (Vígszínház, 1896), Western Railway Station (Nyugati pályaudvar, 1877, built by Gustave Eiffel's team), Radisson Blu Béke Hotel (1913), Corinthia Hotel Budapest (former Grand Hotel Royal, 1896), the New York Café, today Boscolo Budapest Hotel (1894), and the Art Nouveau palace of the Museum of Applied Arts (1896). Among the modern landmarks are the Skála Metró shopping centre (1984) and the WestEnd City Center, a shopping mall (1999). Beside them, there are many small and bigger shops, stores on its either side, and mostly turn-of-the-century residential buildings above them.

Transport

Metros

The four metro lines have five stations on Nagykörút, at the junctions of the above four roads: (from north to south) Nyugati pályaudvar (M3), Oktogon (M1), Blaha Lujza tér (M2), Rákóczi tér (M4) and Corvin-negyed (M3 again).

4 and 6 trams

 
Combino Supra at the St. Stephen Boulevard part of the Grand Boulevard. The Combinos of Budapest are the second longest tramcars in the world.

A characteristic vehicle of the Grand Boulevard is the tram no. 4 and 6, reaching Buda both in north (Széll Kálmán tér) and south Újbuda-központ (line 4) and Móricz Zsigmond körtér (line 6). The line dates back to 1887 and it has since extended to 8.5 km in length and 21 stations to become the busiest tram line of Europe, carrying 200,000 travellers a day. (The routes of tram lines 4 and 6 differ only in their last two stops in the south.[1])

Its trams (no. 4 and 6), a unique type in Budapest, have been replaced by low-floor Siemens Combino Supra vehicles, the longest in Europe (54 m), after July 1, 2006.[2] Tram stations were elevated and in places widened and modernized, ramps added, the electric cables renovated and some rail sections replaced during the reconstruction, which cost altogether 3.4 billion forints.[3]

Further ring roads in Budapest

There are three further ring roads in Budapest:

  • the Small Boulevard (Kiskörút), with the length of about 1.5 km, inside the semicircle of Nagykörút (including Károly körút, Múzeum körút and Vámház körút),
  • the Hungária körgyűrű, an even bigger ring road outside Nagykörút (approx. 13 km), which is not always thought of as a single entity (it includes Róbert Károly körút, Hungária körút and Könyves Kálmán körút).
  • the M0 motorway, which encircles the three-quarters of the metropolitan area, connecting motorways M1, M7, M6, M5, M4 and M3.

External links

  1. ^ Cf. line 4 and line 6
  2. ^ "Forgalomba állt az új 4-6-os villamos". Index.hu. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Húsvét után jön a nagykörúti káosz". Index.hu. 17 April 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  • (stored by the Internet Archive)
  • Szent István körút (a part of the Grand Boulevard)

Coordinates: 47°29′59″N 19°04′10″E / 47.49972°N 19.06944°E / 47.49972; 19.06944

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For the periodical by the same name see Nagykorut periodical This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Grand Boulevard Budapest news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Nagykorut or Grand Boulevard sometimes Great Boulevard lit Big Ring Road is one of the most central and busiest parts of Budapest a major thoroughfare built by 1896 Hungary s Millennium It forms a semicircle connecting two bridges of the Danube Margaret Bridge on the north and Petofi Bridge on the south Usually the part inside and around this semicircle is counted as the city centre of Budapest see Belvaros Grand and Small Boulevards of Budapest Contents 1 Meaning 2 Location 3 Features notable spots 4 Transport 4 1 Metros 4 2 4 and 6 trams 5 Further ring roads in Budapest 6 External linksMeaning EditNagykorut is actually a colloquial name of its five parts which connect to each other from north to south Szent Istvan korut Terez korut Erzsebet korut Jozsef korut and Ferenc korut these are the names the traveller will find on the map and the buildings They are named after the districts of Budapest which they pass through VI Terezvaros VII Erzsebetvaros VIII Jozsefvaros IX Ferencvaros The only exception is Szent Istvan korut which is the border of Lipotvaros northern half of District V and Ujlipotvaros southern part of District XIII However its original name was Lipot korut but the district had been renamed to Szentistvanvaros in 1937 also the boulevard became Szent Istvan Most of citizens didn t support renaming so the district got back its original name after World War II but not the boulevard Nagykorut is usually meant to include its Pest part i e the east side of the Danube but it might be applied to its extension on the Buda side as well in this latter sense Margit korut will be its sixth part Location EditIt consists of a 35 to 40 metre wide about 4 5 kilometre long road not counting the bridge and the Buda side with a tram line in the middle It crosses a few major squares such as Nyugati ter Oktogon and Blaha Lujza ter basic points of reference for the locals The four major roads which cross it are Vaci ut north Andrassy Avenue northeast part of the World Heritage Rakoczi ut east and Ulloi ut southeast Features notable spots Edit Hotel Corinthia formerly Grand Hotel Royal a 5 star hotel located on Grand Boulevard On the Nagykorut one can find from north to south the Comedy Theatre Vigszinhaz 1896 Western Railway Station Nyugati palyaudvar 1877 built by Gustave Eiffel s team Radisson Blu Beke Hotel 1913 Corinthia Hotel Budapest former Grand Hotel Royal 1896 the New York Cafe today Boscolo Budapest Hotel 1894 and the Art Nouveau palace of the Museum of Applied Arts 1896 Among the modern landmarks are the Skala Metro shopping centre 1984 and the WestEnd City Center a shopping mall 1999 Beside them there are many small and bigger shops stores on its either side and mostly turn of the century residential buildings above them Transport EditMetros Edit The four metro lines have five stations on Nagykorut at the junctions of the above four roads from north to south Nyugati palyaudvar M3 Oktogon M1 Blaha Lujza ter M2 Rakoczi ter M4 and Corvin negyed M3 again 4 and 6 trams Edit Combino Supra at the St Stephen Boulevard part of the Grand Boulevard The Combinos of Budapest are the second longest tramcars in the world A characteristic vehicle of the Grand Boulevard is the tram no 4 and 6 reaching Buda both in north Szell Kalman ter and south Ujbuda kozpont line 4 and Moricz Zsigmond korter line 6 The line dates back to 1887 and it has since extended to 8 5 km in length and 21 stations to become the busiest tram line of Europe carrying 200 000 travellers a day The routes of tram lines 4 and 6 differ only in their last two stops in the south 1 Its trams no 4 and 6 a unique type in Budapest have been replaced by low floor Siemens Combino Supra vehicles the longest in Europe 54 m after July 1 2006 2 Tram stations were elevated and in places widened and modernized ramps added the electric cables renovated and some rail sections replaced during the reconstruction which cost altogether 3 4 billion forints 3 Further ring roads in Budapest EditThere are three further ring roads in Budapest the Small Boulevard Kiskorut with the length of about 1 5 km inside the semicircle of Nagykorut including Karoly korut Muzeum korut and Vamhaz korut the Hungaria korgyuru an even bigger ring road outside Nagykorut approx 13 km which is not always thought of as a single entity it includes Robert Karoly korut Hungaria korut and Konyves Kalman korut the M0 motorway which encircles the three quarters of the metropolitan area connecting motorways M1 M7 M6 M5 M4 and M3 External links Edit Cf line 4 and line 6 Forgalomba allt az uj 4 6 os villamos Index hu 1 July 2006 Retrieved 18 July 2017 Husvet utan jon a nagykoruti kaosz Index hu 17 April 2006 Retrieved 18 July 2017 The Budapest Tourism Office on the Grand Boulevard stored by the Internet Archive Szent Istvan korut a part of the Grand Boulevard Photos of the introduction of the new tram carriageCoordinates 47 29 59 N 19 04 10 E 47 49972 N 19 06944 E 47 49972 19 06944 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grand Boulevard Budapest amp oldid 1137024260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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