Budapest's huge Central Market Hall, also known as the Great Market Hall, is the city's largest indoor market. Both local shoppers and tourists are attracted to this beautiful structure.
When the cities of Buda, Pest and Obuda merged just before the 20th century, city leaders recognised a need for more and better market places for the city. The decision was made to build covered markets, similar to those in other European cities such as Paris. A competition was held to determine the architect for this grand market ,Samu Petz was chosen and construction commences in 1894.
If you visit the Great Market Hall, you will find three stories of stalls selling a variety of wares. On the ground floor, there are lots of fruit and vegetable and in the basement there is a supermarket with a number of fishmongers and vendors selling game meat. On the upper floor, beautiful Hungarian arts and crafts are the most common fare but you'll find some fast food stands here as well.
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