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The Elizabeth Lookout ( Hungarian : Erzsébet - kilátó ) is a historic lookout tower on János - hegy above Budapest . Built in 1911 , the tower was named after Empress Elisabeth , wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I . Frigyes Schulek was the architect . The tower is near Budapest ' s District XII , and may be reached from the Széll Kálmán tér of Budapest . Budapest is the capital and most populous city of ___MASK62___ , one of the largest cities in the European Union and sometimes described as the primate city of ___MASK62___ . It has an area of and a population of about 1 . 8 million within the administrative limits in 2016 . It is both a city and county , and forms the centre of the Budapest Metropolitan Area , which has an area of and a population of 3 . 3 million , comprising 33 percent of the population of ___MASK62___ . Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the Danube river with the unification of Buda and Óbuda on the west bank , with Pest on the east bank on November 17 , 1873 . Móricz Zsigmond körtér ("" Zsigmond Móricz circus "") is a square in Budapest , ___MASK62___ . Óbuda was a city in ___MASK62___ that was merged with Buda and Pest on 1 January 1873 ; it now forms part of District III - Óbuda - Békásmegyer of Budapest . The name means " Old Buda " in Hungarian ( in German , " Alt - Ofen "). The name in Croatian and Serbian for this city is " Stari Budim ", but the local Croat minority calls it " Obuda " ( the name " Budim " they use for the fortress in Buda ). The Buda Hills ( Hungarian : " Budai - hegység ") are a low mountain range of numerous hills which dot the Buda side of Budapest , capital of ___MASK62___ . They include Gellérthegy , Várhegy ( Castle Hill ), Svábhegy , Jánoshegy , Széchenyihegy , Martonhegy and Sashegy . Most of these hills consist of nature or residential areas . The Hungarian Academy of Sciences (( MTA )) is the most important and prestigious learned society of ___MASK62___ . Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest . Its main responsibilities are the cultivation of science , dissemination of scientific findings , supporting research and development and representing Hungarian science domestically and around the world . The Budapest Metro is the rapid transit system in the Hungarian capital Budapest . It is the oldest electrified underground railway system on the European continent , and the second - oldest electrically operated underground railway in the ___MASK75___ , predated only by the 1890 City & South London Railway ( now part of the London Underground ). Its iconic Line 1 , completed in 1896 , was declared a ___MASK75___ Heritage Site in 2002 . The Danube (, known by various names in other languages ) is Europe ' s second - longest river , after the Volga River , and also the longest river in the ___MASK15___ region . It is located in Central and Eastern Europe . ___MASK62___ is a unitary parliamentary republic in Central Europe . It covers an area of , situated in the Carpathian Basin and bordered by Slovakia to the north , Romania to the east , Serbia to the south , Croatia to the southwest , Slovenia to the west , Austria to the northwest , and Ukraine to the northeast . With about 10 million inhabitants , ___MASK62___ is a medium - sized member state of the European Union . The official language is Hungarian , which is the most widely spoken Uralic language in the world . ___MASK62___ ' s capital and largest metropolis is Budapest , a significant economic hub , classified as an Alpha - global city . Major urban areas include Debrecen , Szeged , Miskolc , Pécs and Gyr . Balatonlelle is a popular tourist town located in ___MASK62___ on the southern shore of Lake Balaton , about 35 km west of Siófok . Attractions include a beach over 3 km long , an aqua - park , go - cart course , and annual wine festival . It is easily reached from Budapest by direct train ( approx 2 . 5 hours ). It is a family orientated tourist resort in the summer season . There is a paid ( sandy ) beach and a long public ( free ) grass beach . It does have a small number of bars but it can be categorised as a quiet resort , ideal for relaxation . The wine festival is often held in the first week of August . Frigyes Schulek ( 19 November 1841 in Pest  5 September 1919 in Balatonlelle ) was a Hungarian architect , a professor at József Technical University and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences "( Magyar Tudományos Akadémia )". The ___MASK15___ ( EU ) is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million . The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states . EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and home affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency . Széll Kálmán tér (" Széll Kálmán Square ", formerly between 1951 and 2011 Moszkva tér or " Moscow Square ") is a square in Budapest . It is one of the city ' s busiest transport interchanges ( comparable to Móricz Zsigmond körtér farther south ), which is served by a station on Metro line 2 , tram lines 4 , 6 , 17 , 56 , 56A , 59 , 59A , 59B , 61 and bus lines 5 , 16 , 16A , 21 , 21A , 22 , 22A , 39 , 91 , 102 , 116 , 128 , 129 , 139 , 140 , 140A , 142 , 149 , 155 , 156 , 222 . Buda is the former capital of the Kingdom of ___MASK62___ and since 1873 the western part of the current Hungarian capital Budapest on the west bank of the Danube . Buda comprises about one - third of Budapest ' s complete territory and is mostly wooded and hilly . Notable landmarks include the Buda Castle and the Citadella . The Hungarian president ' s residence , Sándor Palace , is also in Buda . János - hegy ( also called János Hill or John ' s Hill in English ) The tallest of the Buda hills , it rises to 528m . From the tower on top of the hill , known as Erzsébet kilátó , one can get an imposing panoramic view of Budapest . The hill is in proximity to Normafa and can also be accessed by the Libeg , a chairlift which connects it with Zugliget . Europe is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia . Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , the ___MASK4___ to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , Europe is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways of the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of Europe  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to Europe also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries .