Piarist centre, Religious educational complex in District V, Hungary

The Piarist centre is a complex in Budapest District V built from 1913 to 1917 to Dezső Hültl's plans, with a smaller wing for the order's house and province headquarters and a larger wing for the gymnasium. The Váci utca side has shops at ground level, and the passage opening toward the Danube, the Piarista köz, is topped by Béla Radnai's sculpture group of Saint Joseph Calasanz among his students.

The Piarists opened their Pest school on 7 November 1717 and moved into a former Jesuit residence in 1718. In 1755 they bought the Eszterházy Palace, built 1697–1703 by Colonel Johann Heinrich Dietrich, and in 1762 the provincialate and house moved there. The present complex was built 1913–1917 to Dezső Hültl's design after the old town hall was demolished; the chapel was consecrated on 19 October 1918.

The centre maintains the Piarist approach of combining religious instruction with academic learning. Visitors can see how chapels and classrooms sit side by side, shaping the daily rhythm of this educational community.

The complex sits in central Budapest and is easily accessible on foot with entrances from multiple sides. As the building houses active educational and religious spaces, visitors should check in advance which areas are open and observe respectful conduct throughout.

A transparent tower on the building marks the exact spot where a historical structure once stood during the Piarists' early settlement. This design element consciously connects modern architecture with the location's past.