Krisztinaváros

47°29′48″N 19°1′55″E / 47.49667°N 19.03194°E / 47.49667; 19.03194 Krisztinaváros (English: Krisztina town) (German: Christinenstadt) is a neighborhood in central

The central features are Krisztina tér and the entrance to the Castle Hill tunnel. It is also home to the Tabán Cinema,[1] a small cinema that presents art films and documentaries. (Despite its name, this cinema belongs to Krisztinaváros, not Tabán.)^{[citation needed]}

Sights

Monuments

• Krisztina Tér Church
• Gesztenyéskert, a huge park with chestnut trees, previously the old Krisztinaváros Cemetery
• Mom park, with modern office buildings and Novotel Szálló (Hotel Novotel).

Historical cafés and restaurants

• Philadelphia Kávéház

Notable residents

• Dezső Szabó, author
• Géza Ottlik, writer
• Sándor Márai, Hungarian writer and journalist.
• Vilmos Aba-Novák, painter

Gallery

• 
  Statue of Sándor Márai
  in Budapest Mikó utca, Krisztinaváros
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  Márai's memorial on his former home in Krisztinaváros
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  Géza Ottlik
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  Vilmos Aba-Novák
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  Dezső Szabó

See also

• Tabán
• Krisztina Téri Iskola
• Naphegy

References

External links

• Historical documents about the area
• Historical documents about the area

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