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VrosligetVrosliget (City Park) is a middle-large park (302 acres or 1.2 km²; a rectangle 0.9 mile by 0.6 mile, or 1.4 km × 900 m) in Budapest, Hungary, easily available from the centre. It is located in Zugl, District XIV of Budapest. The main entrance of Vrosliget is the end of Andrssy Avenue, part of the World Heritage, with Heroes' Square, including Vrosliget includes the following notable sights: - the Vajdahunyad Castle, presenting the major art styles and housing the Agricultural Museum today (first built in 1896, in its present state finished in 1907),
- the Szchenyi Medicinal Baths and Swimming Pool, one of Europe's largest bath complexes (1913),
- the Municipal Zoological and Botanical Garden (founded in 1866, built in its present state in 1912, expanded and improved since several times),
- the Municipal Grand Circus (1971),
- the Budapest Amusement Park,
- Gundel Restaurant, one of Hungary's most famous restaurants, founded in 1879 (in its present building since 1894),
- the Millennium Salon in Olof Palme House (1885),
- the Transport Museum (1899),
- the Aviation Museum of Budapest,
- the City Park Pond, used as an ice rink in winter, the largest outdoor skating-rink in Central Europe (1926), with a hall built in 1894,
- Petőfi Hall, a youth leisure centre (1985),
- the Time Wheel (2004),
- a procession square, used for several purposes,
- and sports grounds, playgrounds, meadows, esplanades, several statues (among others, of George Washington), a botanical garden and a transport park.
Next to Vrosliget can be seen See also External links
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