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Budapest University Library Reviews | Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars (8 reviews)

Budapest University Library is located in Budapest, Hungary on Budapest, Ferenciek tere 6. Budapest University Library is rated 4.7 out of 5 in the category library in Hungary.

Address

Budapest, Ferenciek tere 6

Phone

+36 14116500

Accessibility

No wheelchair-accessible entrance

Open hours

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Abdullah Çetinkaya

This beautiful Library is located in the heart of lovely Budapest, it was founded in 1561 by the bishop of Esztergom (a historical Hungarian city in the North), Miklós Oláh. In the beginning it was used as library by Jesuits. In 1773, only female ruler of Habsburg empire, Maria Theresa dismissed the Jesuits order and turned it to public library. In 1784 it was moved its current location with all books and resources. In 1876 current building was built and since that day its operating as first public library in Hungary. Now since we are done with the history, lets continue with interesting part, the architecture and facts! The building is designed in eclectic style (mix of different styles) by Antal Skalnitzky. The main reading room which is more than 200 m2 receives natural lighting from glass roof. You can see a guy in the middle, but who is he? He is the Károly Lótz, a Hungarian-German painter who have done the mural work in the main reading room. Female frescos on the ceiling and walls symbolizes arts and sciences. Currently there are 1.5M units in the Library which includes large number of antiques and rare printings. Among the whole units, most valuable ones are 180 codices, 14 corvinas (I'm not sure about translation, \corvinát\ in HU) and 1150 ancient printings. And thousands of other valuable books which I'm not sure about the translations

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abdul rehman

I study at BME will i be allowed to study in this library

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Dániel Bálint

I like the building. It is so beautiful inside. I can find a lot of books for my studies also

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C C

Quiet spot for respite from the city. Beautiful library with gallery and original features in abundance.

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Melissa Chhoeu

Beautiful library but it is quite small with few desks. I went at 10am on a Thursday and it was half full

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JAMIL HAMADNEH

So big and deserves to visit and use

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Jorge Gamboa

Beautiful library, very nice for studying given that it is always silent. The only problem is that the WiFi is very slow sometimes and sometimes it goes down.

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Richard Zima

Beautiful building and kind staff but unacceptable conditions for research. Every door is squeaking as well as the wooden floor and chairs, the plugs are located in the floor instead of the tables etc. please install carpets and useable spaces to study instead of golden arches and beanbags...

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