World tour, hungary

World Tour:
Hungary (Magyarország)
Petiano Ygor Quadros de Aguiar
PET – Ciências ComputacionaisEnglish Meeting
English Meeting - 2013
Centro de Ciências Computacionais

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

Hungary is situated in East-Central
Europe and shares its borders with
Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania,
Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
Hungary
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.
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

Religion
Roman Catholic - 54,5%
Reformed Protestant - 21%
Evangelical - 6%
other - 18,5%

Climate
-1,6 1,1
5,6
11
15,9
19 20,8 20,2
16,4
11
4,8
0,4
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
Average Temperature (°C)
Average Temperature
(°C)

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.

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

Architecture – Mátyás Church
The Mátyás Church is a Gothic architecture too.

Architecture – Buda Castle

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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