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Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue

This site has the remains of monuments such as the Roman city of Aquincum and the Gothic castle of Buda, which have had a considerable influence on the architecture of various periods. It is one of the world's outstanding urban landscapes and illustrates the great periods in the history of the Hungarian capital.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/400

Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue, holds a number of influential constructions from the Middle Ages to the late 19th century.

The Budapest World Heritage Site consists of three parts:

1. Buda Castle Quarter

This holds the city's medieval sites, with Buda Castle. Also there are the remains of the original Roman town Aquincum.

2. Banks of the Danube

This includes the Parliament (1884-1904) and the suspension bridge (1849).

3. Andrássy Avenue 

The extension with Andrássy Avenue in the year 2000 included the Opera, Millennium Park and the Underground Railway. 

http://www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/budapest.html