More About Budapest!
Budapest is the capital and largest city of Hungary. It is the political, cultural, commercial, and transportation hub of Hungary. Budapest was inhabited by 1,721,556 people in 2010 and its commuter area is a home to about 3,271,110 people.
Budapest was the center point of the Hungarian Revolution in 1848, the Hungarian Soviet Republic of 1919, the Battle of Budapest of 1945, and the Revolution of 1956. It is listed as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, and its widespread heritage involves the banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter, and the Millennium Underground Railway. Also known as the financial hub in Central Europe, Budapest ranked 3rd on MasterCard's upcoming Markets Index. It is also the headquarters of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.