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Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library

Name: Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library
Rating: 4.6

4.6 ·

Step into the Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library, a working library inside an ornate 19th-century palace. Climb to the fourth floor to see the preserved historic rooms, then browse the quiet reading spaces.

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Full description

The Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library is Budapest's main public library, with its central building set in a former 19th-century palace. The visitor draw is the fourth floor, where the original ornate rooms are well preserved, with decorative ceilings, wood and carved detail; reviewers mention a small entry fee for that section.

Elsewhere the library works as a quiet study space, praised for natural light and a calm atmosphere, and it is also a cool refuge on hot days. Opening hours vary by day, so check before heading over.

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Address

Budapest, Reviczky u. 1, 1088 Hungary · VIII. kerület

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

30 min

Best time

morning, lunchtime or afternoon

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Head to the fourth floor to see the preserved palace rooms, which have a small separate entry fee
check hours first as they differ by day
keep noise down as it is a working library.

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Reviews

Really beautiful place, especially when it's hot outside and you just want to cool off for a moment. If you want to go to the special 4th floor, you have to pay around 5€ for the entrance. Of course really quite but beautiful.

Patricia

3/5

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