100 Years of Safeguarding Our Wealth: A Tour Inside the Revamped Hungarian National Bank Headquarters
Hey, travel buffs and history nerds! If you’ve ever wandered past Budapest’s Szabadság Square and marveled at the grand Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Hungarian National Bank, or MNB) building, you’re in for a treat. Just a few months after the bank celebrated its 100th birthday, the massive reconstruction of its Szabadság Square headquarters wrapped up in early 2025—and I got to step inside. From the faithfully recreated Italian tapestries to the dazzling Róth Miksa stained-glass windows shining in their original glory, …
