World Tour: Hungary (Magyarország)

Petiano Ygor Quadros de Aguiar

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This presentation is part of an activity named “World Tour” that we (PET – Ciências Computacionais) have been

developing in order to improve our english skills.

World Tour: Hungary

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Hungary is situated in East-Central Europe and shares its borders with

Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.

Hungary

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Foundation: 895 Population: 10,3 millions Accession to the European Union: May 1, 2004. Capital: Budapest Currency: Hungarian Forint (HUF) - EUR 1 = HUF 297.37

Hungarian language is also known as Magyar and is the direct descendent of the language spoken by the Huns, who gave the country its name. The Hungarian language is unlike any of the country’s neighboring languages and is only so far related to Finnish and Estonian.

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Language

Good day, I’m Ygor. Nice to meet you.

Jó napot kívánok, Ygor vagyok. Örvendek.

Hello, I’m Ygor.

Szia, Ygor vagyok.

Huns - were a group of nomadic people who first appeared in Europe

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Religion

Roman Catholic - 54,5%

Reformed Protestant - 21%

Evangelical - 6%

other - 18,5%

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Climate

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Average Temperature(°C)

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Architecture

Hungary, as in any other country in Europe, is well known and beloved for its interesting and wonderful architecture and cultural heritage. In Hungary you can find a variety of features in its architecture, such as roman ruins, gothic churches, hundred years old houses as well as modern buildings next to each other. During its history, the Hungary has changed your borders many times. This fact contributed with inspiration from different countries of Europe, but the Hungarians always maintains a strong and notable character of their own.

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Architecture – The Parliament

The Parliament is typically Gothic, but with a Renaissance dome. It is situated along with the river Danubio.

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Architecture – Mátyás Church

The Mátyás Church is a Gothic architecture too.

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Architecture – Buda Castle

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Architecture – Keszthely Palace

The Keszthely Castle, as the castle of Fertod and Gödöllo, has a baroque architecture.

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Andrassy Avenue

Andrassy Avenue is the most famous shopping area, where are gathered some of the best restaurants, theatres and finest boutiques.

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Shoes on the Danube Promenade

This sad memorial was created in order to remember all the victims of Arrow Cross Party during the WWII. The memorial represents 60 pairs of shoes made of iron, which make all the people remember that we should never allow something like this happen again. Shoes are placed on the shore, because the people, who were shot, were then pushed to fall in the river.

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Lake Balaton

Lake Balaton, known also as the Hungarian Sea is the biggest lake in the central part of the continent.

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Gastronomy

Traditional Hungarian dishes are primarily based on meats, seasonal vegetables, fruits, fresh bread and cheeses. Hungarian food is often spicy, due to the common use of hot paprika.

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Gastronomy

If you go to Hungary you have to taste some typical beverages, such as hungarians wines and Pálinka. The Pálinka is a famous Hungarian fruit brandy. It is a strong alcoholic beverage revered for its punch, flavor, and fragrance.

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Universities The Hungarian Higher Education has strong european traditions. The first university in Hungary was established more than 600 years ago.

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Curiosities

1. Hungary was amongst the first communist-era countries that opposed the Soviet regime during the Cold War. 2. As per EU statistics, Hungary has the highest death rate by cancer in Europe and also the highest female suicide rate. 3. Albert Szent-Györgyi was the first to discover vitamin C, after extracting it from paprika, the zesty yellow peppers of Hungary. 4. László József Bíró invented the ballpoint pen, the most popular tool for everyday writing.

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Curiosities

5. Ernő Rubik was the one who came up with the world's best-known toy – the Magic Cube. 6. Dennis Gabor is most notable for inventing holography for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1971. 7. John George Kemény is best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language in 1964. 8. John Von Neumann was a pioneer of the application of operator theory and quantum mechanics.

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Links

http://gotohungary.com/ http://www.budapest-tourist-guide.com/ http://www.vacationhomes.net/blog/2011/12/10/top-10-travel-destinations-in-hungary/ http://www.budapest.com/ http://wikitravel.org/en/Hungary http://www.google.com/imghp