Budapest is fairly "modern" as European cities go. Oh, there are ancient sections of the city, but Budapest was really created in 1873 with the unification of Buda, Pest and Obuda, which were three separate towns for centuries.
Budapest has been attacked by the Mongols, ruled by the Turks, part of the Habsburg Empire, controlled by the Nazis and then the Communists. The first free elections were held in 1990 and Soviet troops finally left the country in 1991 -- they had been hanging around for decades. Hungary joined NATO in 1998 and is a member of the European Union.
Through all of this Budapest has held on to its unique Eastern European culture. While in Budapest I noticed that everything seemed to be under renovation and construction- I can only imagine how Budapest will look in the next 5-10 years with such growth, including a large influx of international tourism.
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