House of Terror Museum, Memorial museum in Budapest District VI, Hungary
The House of Terror is a memorial museum on Andrássy Avenue in the sixth district of Budapest, focusing on periods of totalitarian rule in Hungary. The exhibition spaces occupy several floors and display artifacts, photographs, and documents from both the Nazi and Communist eras.
The building was used by the fascist Arrow Cross Party from 1944 and later taken over by the communist secret police after 1945. In 2002 it opened as a museum to document both dictatorial periods.
The name recalls a time when this building became a symbol of fear for many Hungarians who lived under dictatorship. Visitors today walk through rooms that once held interrogators and their victims, experiencing a direct connection to that period.
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday and offers audio guides in several languages. Visitors should allow enough time to walk through all floors and the basement level.
The basement preserves the original interrogation cells where political prisoners were kept during both regimes. These rooms still show the narrow bunks and thick walls that once prevented any communication with the outside world.
Location: Budapest District VI
Inception: February 24, 2002
Official opening: February 24, 2002
Address: 1062 Budapest, Andrássy út 60.
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00
Phone: +3613742600
Email: muzeum@terrorhaza.hu
Website: http://terrorhaza.hu
GPS coordinates: 47.50683,19.06514
Latest update: December 4, 2025 23:44
Budapest is a city where history appears at every corner. The Danube River divides the city into two parts: the hilly Buda with its castle and the flatter Pest with its wide streets and squares. Walking through Budapest, you see medieval churches standing beside 19th-century buildings, thermal baths left over from Ottoman times, and modern art spaces. The route connects the main places of Hungarian history. You can visit the castle complex on Castle Hill, where kings once ruled, and then cross to the Parliament Building, an enormous structure with hundreds of rooms. The Chain Bridge links both sides of the city. Large squares like Heroes' Square tell stories of the past. Churches such as Matthias Church and St. Stephen's Basilica shape the cityscape. There are also museums that document difficult periods in the city's past, old baths where people still bathe today, and lively markets. At the same time, you will find the modern side of Budapest: young artists in converted factories, clubs with music, and restaurants where the city lives now. Margaret Island in the river offers green space and quiet in the middle of the city.
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