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The famous Hotel Gellért and the Gellért Baths can be found in Gellért Square at the foot of the hill, next to Liberty Bridge. The Gellért Hill Cave is also located on the hill, facing the hotel and the Danube. At the top of the hill, the Citadella (English: citadel) can be found with a nice panoramic view of the city.
The Rock Center or just the Rock (Hungarian: Sziklaközpont or Szikla [ˈsiklɒkøspont]), more precisely the Rock Center of Little Gellért Hill, originally known as the Citadel (Fellegvár), is a mostly subterranean military complex in the 11th district (Újbuda) of Budapest, Hungary. [1]
Citadella is the Hungarian word for citadel, a kind of fortress. The word is exclusively used by other languages to refer to the Gellért Hill citadel which occupies a place which held strategic importance in Budapest's military history.
The Liberty Statue on the Gellért Hill. The Liberty Statue or Freedom Statue (Hungarian: Szabadság-szobor [ˈsɒbɒtt͡ʃaːɡ ˈsobor]) is a monument at the east end of the Citadella on Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary. It commemorates those who sacrificed their lives for the independence, freedom, and prosperity of Hungary.
This allowed the defenders to site artillery and fortifications above the attackers, greatly slowing the Soviet advance. The main citadel, (Gellért Hill), was defended by Waffen-SS troops who successfully repelled several Soviet assaults. Nearby, Soviet and German forces were fighting for the city cemetery amongst shell-opened tombs; it would ...
Gellért Hill best far view to the Danube Bridges, Danube Promenade and Gellért Baths; Danube Promenade view to Buda Castle, Gellért Hill; Sashegy impressive, far view from the top of the Natural Reserve Park to: Gellérthegy, Naphegy, Buda Castle, Danube Promenade. Bus No. 8 to LEJTŐ ÚT and 10 minutes to the end of the Tájék utca.
Citadella is the fortification located upon the top of Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary. Cittadella, the Italian word for citadel (meaning a castle, fortress, or fortified center), may also refer to:
The Gellért Hill Cave (Hungarian: Gellérthegyi-barlang) is part of a network of caves within Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary. The cave is also referred to as "Saint Ivan's Cave" ( Szent Iván-barlang ), regarding a hermit who lived there and is believed to have used the natural thermal water of a muddy lake next to the cave to heal the sick.