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Béla Bartók
Addresses you can still visit
Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.
Lived here
Béla Bartók Memorial House
This was Bartók's final Hungarian home and the workshop where he completed several major compositions.
Lived here
Béla Bartók’s Former Home on Szilágyi Dezső Square
He occupied a first-floor apartment here from 1922 to 1928 and composed several major works during these years.
Burial place
Farkasréti Cemetery
A famous cemetery in Budapest known for its notable burials and scenic views.
Created here
Hungarian Academy of Sciences Palace
He organized the projected comprehensive collection of Hungarian folk songs in the Academy’s horseshoe room from 1934 to 1940.
Studied here
Liszt Academy of Music, Main Building
Bartók studied at the academy and later taught piano here for nearly three decades.
Created here
Museum of Ethnography
His phonograph field recordings and transcriptions helped establish the museum as an internationally important center of folk-music research.
Traces in other cities
- Bratislava
- Béla Bartók House Plaque — Bartók lived here with his family during his Bratislava school years in the 1890s and early 1900s.
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