Mária utca

Mária utca in Budapest's Eighth District connects Gutenberg Square with Üllői út by way of Lőrinc pap Square. Laid out along the former Rákos Creek, the street came about after the Pest city council decided to fill in the creek following the great flood of 1838. Here you can experience a mix of historic architecture and cultural history. Sights include a romantically designed residential building from 1855, once home to the poet Ballagi Mór, as well as the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Semmelweis University also operates a major eye clinic here, housed in a building dating from 1908.