Castle Bazaar - Street Art Photograph

The series of buildings and gardens, known as Várkert bazár, were built in the 19. century (between 1875-1883) by the designs of Miklós Ybl architect He designed, among many other buildings and mansions, the Opera House on Andrássy Av. the main section of the Castle Bazaar in Budapest The Middle Part of the Castle Bazaar & Royal Gardens once The aim of the construction was to create a similarly elegant and attractive city scape at the foot of the Royal Palace in Buda as the one in the Pest side of the river. The city leaders thought that the Várkert could be developed into a busy shopping and entertainment centre, a sort of replica of the Danube Promenade in the Pest side. It never fulfilled this aim and the buildings started to quickly deteriorate with various owners and users over the 20. century.