One of a series of "Screen Traveler" films created by Andre De La Varre, this film focuses on Budapest, Hungary. Copyright 1938.
Opening titles: "Gay and Beautiful Budapest" (:06-:43). Aerial shots of Budapest, the national capital of Hungary, a landlocked country in Central Europe. The city is located at the River Danube. Elisabeth Bridge (:44-2:09). Longest suspension bridge when it was originally built, the Elisabeth Bridge. The Elisabeth Bridge is the third newest bridge of Budapest, Hungary, connecting Buda and Pest across the River Danube.Royal Palace. The Coronation Church of Buda, also known as the Church of the Assumption of the Buda Castle or as the Matthias Church (2:33). The Halászbástya or Fisherman's Bastion (2:42) is one of the best known monuments in Budapest, located near the Buda Castle, in the 1st district of Budapest. It is one of the most important tourist attractions due to the unique panorama of Budapest from the Neo-Romanesque lookout terraces. A statue of St. Stephen. Gothic House of Parliament. It is situated on Kossuth Square in the Pest side of the city, on the eastern bank of the Danube. It was designed by Hungarian architect Imre Steindl in neo-Gothic style and opened in 1902. Crowds walk and sit at cafes, they look over the Danube. Men and women walk, look at the camera, sit and eat (2:10-4:14). Fashionable city street with shops and dining. People walk the city. A man directs traffic. Peasants wear colorful costumes. Women sell clothing and rugs. Thoroughfare through Budapest (4:15-6:09). Statues of Hungarian kings. People walk the grounds. Parliament Square. Statue of an eagle. Agricultural Museum. Museum of Fine Art. Academy of Music (6:10-7:56). Island of St. Margaret is in the center of the Danube. Hot springs. Health club. People swim and wade in the pool. City park has a large pool. Sunbathers. Hungarians in the pools. Statues by the pool. People swim and frolic (7:57-9:21). Gellért Thermal Bath, which is part of the famous Hotel Gellért in Buda aka the Gellért Thermal Baths and Swimming Pool, People play in the giant pools. A wave pool. People laugh with one another (9:22-10:33). End credits (10:34-10:39).
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