District 5

The city centre Belvaros forms the southern half of District 5 and comprises of the old town in the Pest side of Budapest. With the awe-inspiring brick and tiled hulk of the Vasarcsarnok known as the main market hall at one end and the traditional shopping centre and affluent retail hub that is the Vaci utca, which is better known as Váci street and the surrounding streets.

There are an array of shops and restaurants in this district and the main market hall has got to be the grandest and most beautiful market hall in Europe. The mezzanine level is crammed with dozens of folk embroidery and souvenir stands, plus a pleasant cafeteria, beer and food stalls. In the basement, you will find fish, pickles and a supermarket as well as the hallowed an international foods store. Many tourists usually start their sightseeing here, as it is a very central location to explore the city.

District 5 also includes the city's main administrative area located in Lipotvaros. This area is the northern part of Budapest's District V and extends between Bajcsy-Zsilinsky and the Danube. Most of its buildings were constructed in the late 19th Century and many of them are of artistic beauty.

This district is gradually becoming the financial administrative centre of Budapest and there are many notable buildings located in this area. The Houses of Parliament, Hungarian Television, National Bank of Hungary, U.S. Embassy, Supreme Court, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth, Etnographical Museum and Hungarian Academy of Sciences are all situated here. There are a great number of people commuting in daily and also requiring accommodation.

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