The Banks Of The Danube And The Buda Castle Quarter - Budapest, Hungary
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dtrebilc
N 47° 29.752 E 019° 02.891
34T E 352993 N 5262115
A UNESCO plaque describing this heritage site stands next to a 3D Model of the view of the area described in the listing.
Waymark Code: WMKVRK
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Date Posted: 06/01/2014
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The model and the plaque stand next to tram tracks on the the Budapest Promenade on the Pest side of the River Danube. Although the 3D model is on open view, the plaque itself is rather hidden away behind the model. This is rather surprising for a city that is justifiably proud of its heritage.
The site was originally listed in 1987, but has been since expanded to cover some other areas of the city. The reference number for the listing is 400.
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The text on the plaque has the following information about what can be seen from this point and the extension to the listing.
UNESCO
BUDAPEST
THE BANKS OF THE DANUBE AND THE BUDA CASTLE QUARTER
CONSIDERING THAT IT IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S OUTSTANDING URBAN
LANDSCAPES AND ILLUSTRATES THE GREAT PERIODS IN THE HISTORY OF
THE HUNGARIAN CAPITAL
WAS ASCRIBED IN 1987 ON THE
WORLD HERITAGE LIST
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONVENTION CONCERNING
PROTECTION OF THE WORLD CULTURAL AND NATURAL
HERITAGE
THE SITE WAS IN 2002 EXTENDED WITH THE
ANDRASSY AVENUE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
WITH THE HEROES SQUARE AND THE MILLENNIUM UNDERGROUND
THAT IT IS A REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLE OF LATE 19TH
CENTURY SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT AND CIVIL URBAN PLANNING