Volcanopark Visitor Centre, Hungary

[ad_1] By Viktoria Szepvolgyi Photography: Tamas Bujnovszky; courtesy Foldes Architects . The iconic Kemenes Volcanopark Visitor Centre, 200 km west of Budapest, is an eye-catching testimonial to a country that used to be volcanic some 5 million years ago... Although Hungary, located in Central Eastern Europe, is not rich in active volcanoes, a national architectural contest announced in 2009 by the Celldomolk City Council, has resulted in the winning entry by Foldes Architects to be built on the chosen plot - a flat area between the city of Celldomolk and the 5-million-year-old Sag Hill, a former volcano. . “Instead of […]