The park, built on the site of a former factory, conceals a massive underground garage beneath its surface. Its most spectacular feature is the green wall, grown on a 350-ton steel frame, which serves as a walkway, connecting element, and a resting and viewing point. This wall is the largest hanging garden in Central Europe. The pre-cultivated climbing plants provide a unique spatial experience, with the color of the wall changing with the seasons. The original idea of the architects was to obscure the view of the shopping center behind it.

Lush, dense vegetation, an imitation of an urban forest, or a wildflower meadow, together with different themed green spaces, create an exciting environment, enhanced by a 650-square-meter lake with vibrant wildlife. Three striking, custom-designed solar panels are focal points of the park's architecture. These structures not only provide shade but also contribute to the park's energy supply.

Beneath the park, there is a 500-space underground garage, an electric car charging station, and a bicycle storage area. Vegetation extends into this area as well, with the exposed concrete elements around the entrance covered in diverse green surfaces.

Strong retaining walls create an enclosed unit within the park. According to impact studies, a gentle breeze can be felt at human height due to the wind tunnel effect, and the significant increase in green space positively impacts air quality.

The cherry tree grove, consisting of 115 trees, was created by planting two types of cherry trees side by side. Their blossoms in April provide a unique experience, and in a few years, their canopies will merge to form a densely flowering "sky." In the park, a total of 330 trees, 25,500 shrubs, 49,200 perennials, 22,000 ornamental grasses, and 43,400 bulbous plants were planted.

Landscape architects:

• Andrea Balogh
  lead designers of 4D Landscape Architecture Studio
• Csaba Majoros
  lead designer of 4D Landscape Architecture Studio

An unavoidable renovation has taken place. The Japanese garden has been renewed, asphalt roads have been replaced with permeable pavements, the running track has been updated, playgrounds have been revamped, and the musical fountain has been restored with modern technology. The park features refined landscape architectural solutions, biodiversity plantings adapted to the changing climate, 21^st-century public restrooms, and minimally constructed hospitality infrastructure. It also boasts its famously impressive flower beds and rose gardens.

The goal remains unchanged: to continue meeting the needs of city dwellers and tourists for all-day visits, but now in a truly European manner—subtly, yet with attention to every detail, at the highest level.

Designers

• Veronika Pápai
  former  leading landscape architects of Főkert
• Adrienne Szalkai
  current leading landscape architects of Főkert

The Várkert Bazár is actually an imposing building complex, mostly hidden in the hill, one of the most beautiful facades of the Buda panorama. However, the most important part of it is the garden itself, and it always has been. The beautiful work of Miklós Ybl, created between 1875 and 1883, was actually needed to close the royal gardens so that there was a nice view of Pest from there, and of course it was showy from the other side as well.

The garden and the architecture are the same in style and structure. The pergolas of the Neo-Renaissance composition and the walls of the ramps are covered with plants, the openings of the garden arranged according to geometric rules are emphasized by fountains. The original garden was completely destroyed by the end of the 20^th century, and restorations focused only on medieval values. From this state, the park had to be recreated, taking into account that an underground parking garage and an event hall were also added to the side of the Castle Hill.

The walking paths of the finished garden follow the path of the original ones. Along the central promenade, the former row of roses border has been restored, the promenade is closed by the reconstructed Bear's Head Well on the castle wall. The central lookout point of the Várkert Bazár is the gloriette, in its axis the replica of the Triton statue (disappeared during the World War) and the fountain in the embrace of the grotto have been returned. The back walkway received a construction similar to the previous one, which carves out a little space from the steep hillside. Its kidney-shaped arch recalls the former promenade, and a water feature in the form of a water curtain falling from the wall was also added here.

The development is completed by the fact that, during the restoration, a new public park was created in a place where the former courtyards always fulfilled the functions appropriate to the given age. And this is the “Öntőház” courtyard created with contemporary landscape architecture.

Landscape designers:

• István Steffler
• Edina Csákó
• Márta Simon-Kiss
• Gábor Bőhm
• Katalin Herczeghné Csillag (2012)

Városliget is one of the first public parks in Europe, established by a city at its own expense, in its own territory, for its citizens. In 1816, a design competition was launched for its territory, where Heinrich Christian Nebbien's project was chosen as the best. Based on his plans, the park developed over three decades and had its heyday in the early 1840s. The goals of the current renovation are the same as the previous ones: "the park should serve as a pleasant place of rest and entertainment for the entire urban society".

The landscape design started in 2016, and the contract was awarded to Garten Studio Kft., the winner of the international design competition. The winning concept reached back to the original landscape garden, and even if it could not reconstruct the park in its original form, it brought back many of its original elements in its structure and function.

In parallel with the planning, the first 3 phases of the park development have already been handed over, and they are extremely popular.

Landscape designers:

• György Szloszjár
• Gabi Vastagh
• Eszter Dandé
• Zoltán Stéhli (2016-2024)