Tram 2: The Most Beautiful Tramline Scavenger Hunt — Scavenger Hunt in Budapest

Hungarian Parliament

This vast riverside seat of government bristles with pointed spires, and swells at its centre beneath a single great crowning form. What rises at its very middle? 🏛️

Shoes on the Danube Bank

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This riverside memorial remembers the murdered with rows of empty iron footwear. Beside it, a cast-metal text tells their story — in more than one tongue. In how many languages is it written? 🕯️

Széchenyi tér & Lánchíd origin

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Guarding the Pest gateway to Hungary's first permanent river crossing crouch a pair of noble beasts carved in stone. What animals stand sentinel at the bridgehead? 🦁

Pesti Vigadó

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This concert hall on the embankment wears a frontage unlike any other in the city. Beside the first-floor windows, stone figures stand looking out over the river. Count them. 💃

Vörösmarty tér

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The poet at the centre of this square sits in pale stone that was shipped in from abroad. Which stone is it? 🗿

Klotild-paloták (Ferenciek tere)

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Two identical ornate palaces stand as a mirror-image pair, framing the road to a Danube bridge like a gateway. Each is topped by the same crowning form — what sits atop both? 🏰

Fővámpalota (Customs House)

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This fortress-like former customs house guards the river's edge. Along its high roofline stands a row of symbolic carved figures. What lines the top of the building? ⚖️

Central Market Hall (Nagyvásárcsarnok)

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Step inside this grand hall and look up: a soaring skeleton of riveted arches holds the roof aloft. What structural metal spans the ceiling overhead? 🏗️