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An ornate glass ceiling and sweeping arches inside Budapest's Párisi Udvar, glowing with warm golden light.

A weathered bronze statue of Saint Stephen on horseback appears suspended against a vast blue and cloud-filled sky in Budapest.

A bright blue beetle appears on a battered yellow-and-white water valve sign covered with arrows, faded writing and graffiti in Budapest.

A Ferris wheel rises dramatically into a deep blue evening sky at Erzsébet tér in Budapest, its golden framework and gondolas forming a sweeping arc above the illuminated Budapest sign.

A satirical sticker depicting dictator Viktor Orban with the words “STOP ORBÁN!” is fixed to the pale riveted structure of a Budapest bridge.

A small bronze Kolodko sculpture of a seated figure holding a long horn sits beside a black iron railing on a Budapest street, its surface mottled with turquoise and bronze patina

A small crowned stone monarch sits in shadow within an arched niche, his carved face and curled moustache contrasting sharply with the glowing orange wall surrounding him in Budapest.

A weathered green door inset into an elaborate architectural gate, its peeling paint, iron studs and geometric patterns revealing layers of age and craftsmanship.

Rows of small memorial plaques, each bearing a photograph, name and dates, fill a stone wall at Budapest's Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park, with stones placed inside the individual niches beneath those remembered.

Rows of brightly coloured cone-shaped chocolate packages, each dressed as a quirky little character holding a cup of hot chocolate, create a playful crowd in Rózsavölgyi Csokoládé, a Budapest chocolate shop.

Hand-forged iron flowers and leaves branch across the warm wood of an ornate door, their twisted stems contrasting with weathered metal panels, rounded rivets and an elaborate keyhole.

A miniature bronze sculpture by Mihály Kolodko depicts Emperor Franz Joseph lounging in a hammock beneath Budapest's Liberty Bridge, surrounded by colourful padlocks with the Danube beyond.

A low-angle view of the Republic of Councils Monument in Budapest, showing a bronze sailor charging forward beneath a vivid blue sky.

An ornate section of Budapest's Párisi Udvar rises in layers of carved stone, patterned glass and intricate arches, with the date MCMIX — 1909 — displayed above the entrance.

Two black souvenir mugs emblazoned with the irreverent phrase “Buda Fckn Pest” sit among other Budapest-themed mugs in a shop.

A hooded monk gives the last rites to a dying warrior lying beneath him, a cross raised beside the solemn stone scene in Budapest.

A bright red ornate mailbox hangs from a long cable against a textured grey wall, casting a dramatic geometric shadow in Budapest.

Two pale limestone turrets reach into a luminous blue sky above the terraces of Fisherman's Bastion, their conical roofs and rounded arches creating an almost medieval fantasy scene.

A colourful Budapest street mural depicts a shaggy blue-and-gold dog on a red leash, surrounded by planets and stars against a dark cosmic background; above the doorway, Hebrew graffiti reads “What else is possible?!”

A monumental stone bust of Stalin looms from the shadows at Budapest's Memento Park, his stern face dominating the foreground while Lenin emerges behind him in the darkness.

A monumental curved brick façade on Budapest's Castle Hill rises against a cloud-filled blue sky, centred on an elaborate crowned coat of arms flanked by painted figures and dated 1880.

A close-up of a richly textured tiled tabletop at Habibi Vár in Budapest, where irregular cream-coloured pieces, dark lines and ochre details form an intricate abstract pattern.

An ornate brass-and-iron sewer cover bearing Budapest's coat of arms is set into geometric stone paving, with Hungarian lettering around its edge.

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