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Hungarian Company Unveils Steve Jobs Statue

Steve Jobs © Annie Bannanie 06 File this under “that didn’t take long.” The late Steve Jobs has now been commemorated by a Hungarian software company with a bronze statue in Budapest. And from the sound of it, they pegged the look: Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth’s statue depicts Jobs, who died on Oct. 5, with [...]

Photo of the Moment: The Parliament Building at Earth Hour, Budapest

© Balazs Gyemant In the photographer’s words: The Parliament Building of Budapest is located on a square that has three parliament buildings. In the 19th century there was a competition to build the house of the nation. The top three winners were so great that they decided to build up all of them. Today the [...]

High Culture on a Low Budget: Budapest’s State Opera House

Budapest State Opera © Leandro’s World Tour In the triumvirate with Vienna and Prague, Budapest is proud to be one of Central Europe’s top three musical cities. A city that produced two of the world’s greatest 20th century composers in Zoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók, it is no surprise that the musicality is felt everywhere–especially [...]