Café New York is a magnificent coffeehouse from the Gründerzeit era in Budapest. In the early 1890s, the New York Life Insurance Company had a magnificent building constructed at the current address of Erzsébet körút 9–11 in Budapest’s seventh district (Erzsébetváros). The café (Hungarian: New York kávéház) was and still is located on the ground floor and basement. It opened on October 23, 1894, and survived wars and regime changes largely unscathed. After a years-long renovation hiatus beginning in 2001, the café reopened on May 5, 2006. read more…
Europa Nostra (Italian for “Our Europe”) is a pan-European Federation for Cultural Heritage, representing citizens’ organisations that work on safeguarding Europe’s cultural and natural heritage. It is the voice of this movement to relevant international bodies, in particular the European Union, the Council of Europe and UNESCO. It has consultative status with UNESCO and is recognised as an NGO partner. read more…
The Fish Auction Hall (German: Fischauktionshalle) was built in Altona, today part of Hamburg, Germany, in 1895/96 at the newly constructed fishing port. It is located at 9, Große Elbstraße. From 1982 to 1984 it was fully renovated. Since 1984 it has been a cultural heritage monument, demonstrating the importance of fish trade for the former rival cities of Hamburg and Altona. Today, it is used for events, such as Hafengeburtstag. read more…
