A Millenniumi Országos Kiállítás és mulatónegyede, az Ős-Budavára

My study serves a dual purpose. It aims to present the social and cultural changes that took place in the last decade of the 19th century with the most thorough analysis possible. In the first half of the dissertation I analyze in more detail the development history of Pest-Buda between 1880–1873. We can see how three separate parts of the city have become, in a few years, one of the great powers of the world, with a population of one million. The breakthrough in the history of Budapest was clearly brought about by the possibility for the Hungarian capital to participate independently in world exhibitions. After the initial successes, the culmination was the national exhibition in 1896, commemorating the millennial anniversary of the founding of the state. In this exhibition, Hungary presented all the stages of economic and cultural development that eventually made it a world city. In addition to the Historical Major Group and the Present Major Group, other important key players in the exhibition were undoubtedly elements of an entertaining building complex erected in the vicinity of the exhibition space. Here, the visiting guests could relax from the fatigue of busy everyday life, while getting to know the central elements of Hungarian and Turkish, as well as various Western European cultures. The entertainment complex was attacked by many due to its popularity and although it was unprofitable throughout its operation, it brought a new color to the history of hospitality in Hungary, thanks to which it was worth three seasons before its demolition.