Elizabeth Lookout

{{Short description|Building in Budapest, Hungary}} {{Infobox monument | name = Elizabeth Lookout | native_name = Erzsébet-kilátó | image = File:Janoshegy.jpg | caption = | location = | designer = | type = | material = | length = | width = | height = | weight = | visitors_num = | visitors_year = | begin = | complete = | dedicated = | open = | restore = | dismantled = | dedicated_to = | coordinates = {{coord|47|31|5.51|N|18|57|33.06|E|source:huwiki_region:HU_type:landmark|display=title, inline}} | website = | extra_label = | extra = }} The '''Elizabeth Lookout''' ({{langx|hu|Erzsébet-kilátó}}) is a historic lookout tower on János Hill (Hungarian: János-hegy) above Budapest. Built in 1911, the tower was named after Empress Elisabeth, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I. Frigyes Schulek was the architect. The tower is near Budapest's District XII, and may be reached from the Széll Kálmán tér of Budapest. At first, there was a low wooden platform, which was demolished. After that, Frederick Gluck had an idea, to raise a stone tower and then he started gathering investors for the project. Budapest<ref name="lovely">{{Cite web |url=http://www.lovelybudapest.com/en/about-budapest/budapest-attractions/elizabeth-lookout.html |title=Lovely Budapest |access-date=2016-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012233756/http://www.lovelybudapest.com/en/about-budapest/budapest-attractions/elizabeth-lookout.html |archive-date=2016-10-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> city approved the project in 1907 and Schulek Frederick received the commission to build the tower. The construction started in 1908 and Paul Kluczinger was the construction manager. The tower was built from haraszti limestone. The lookout was named after Queen consort of Hungary Elizabeth, who visited the mountain in 1882.<ref name="pestbuda">{{cite web |title=The highest point of Budapest – Elizabeth Lookout turns 110|url=https://pestbuda.hu/en/cikk/20200802_the_highest_point_of_budapest_elizabeth_lookout_turns_110}}</ref>

==Buda hills== At {{convert|527|meters}}, János-hegy is the highest point in Budapest. Other hills in the area, {{ill|Nagy-Hárs hill|hu|Nagy-Hárs-hegy}} (English: Great Lime Hill) and {{ill|Kis-Hárs hill|hu|Kis-Hárs-hegy}} (English: Little Lime Hill), reach {{convert|454|meters}} and {{convert|362|meters}}, respectively. In clear weather, the Mátra Mountains are visible, {{convert|80|km}} distant. On the far eastern horizon one might see the Great Hungarian Plain ({{langx|hu|Nagyalföld}}).<ref name="lovely"/>

==See also== *Hárshegy

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== External links == * [http://www.civertan.hu/legifoto/legifoto.php?page_level=986 Airplane shots of The Belvedere (Elisabeth) Tower] * [http://www.budapestindex.com/blog/editors/101005/janos-hegy-trip Climbing the buda hills] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100731084353/http://70gigapixel.cloudapp.net/index_en.html 70 Billion Pixels Budapest - The largest photo on Earth]

Category:Buildings and structures in Budapest Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1911 Category:Tourist attractions in Budapest Category:1911 establishments in Hungary Category:Hegyvidék