Why Hungary
Hungary – Heart of Central Europe is the destination to explore for a wide range of experiences and activities and here are some astounding facts that makes Hungary a must visit destination :
- 8 World Heritage Sites
- Sziget Festival – One of the largest Music & Cultural festivals in Europe
- 3518 Churches and 73 synagogues including Dohany Street Synagogue, the largest synagogue in Europe
- 7th most beautiful tram line and the 2nd oldest underground railway of the world
- The highest number of nobel prize winners per capita in the world
Important Hungarian Personalities:
- Michael Curtiz – Academy Award Winner, Best Director, Best Picture for Casablanca
- Drew Barrymore, Paul Newman ,Goldie Hawn and Johnny Weissmuller – the Hollywood stars
- Estee Lauder and Calvin Klein , fashion icons
- Paul Simon of the Simon & Garfunkel fame
- Erno Rubik – the Mathematician and Inventor of the Rubik cube – the world’s top selling puzzle game and the best selling product of all time
- Nicolas Sarkozy – the ex President of France
- Leo Szilard – discoverer of the Nuclear Chain reaction
Hungarian Inventions Include:
- Ballpoint pen
- Plasma TV
- Electric motor
- Turbo prop
- Telephone exchange
- Transformers
- Dynamo
The Indo – Hungarian connection:
Amrita Sher Gil ( 30 January 1913 – 5 December 1941)
An eminent Indian painter of her times, born to a Punjabi Sikh father and a Hungarian Jewish mother , also known as India’s Frida Kahlo. Amrita’s exceptional work has been lauded to the extent that she is considered the most important woman painter of 20th Century India
