Mester utca is a 2-kilometre main street in the district of Ferencváros

Ferencváros

Ferencváros is the 9th district of Budapest , Hungary.- Name :The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary.- History :The development of Ferencváros began in the late 18th century....

, Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

, Hungary

Hungary

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. It connects Ferenc körút

Ferenc körút

Corvin-negyed is a station on the M3 line of the Budapest Metro.There is an exchange opportunity there for the 4-6 tram line.-External links:*...

 and Könyves Kálmán körút via Haller utca

Haller utca

Haller utca is a main street along the border of Mid-Ferencváros, in the 9th district of Budapest, Hungary. It links Nagyvárad tér in the north and Soroksári út in the west...

, dividing Mid-Ferencváros into two unequal halves. Its name derives from "mester", meaning master, which refers back to the fact that the street used to host numerous artisan's workshops.

Buildings

The street's buildings include:

• Fáy András Secondary School (car mechanics)
• Teleki Blanka Secondary School (economics, finance)
• Szent István Secondary School (economics; also famous for its specialisation in football)
• József Attila Primary School (Attila József
  Attila József
  Attila József was one of the most important and well-known Hungarian poets of the 20th century.-Biography:The son of Áron József, a soap factory worker of Romanian origin from Bánát, and Hungarian peasant girl Borbála Pőcze, he was born in Ferencváros, a poor district of Budapest. He had two elder...
  
  , one of the most outstanding Hungarian poets attended a few classes here)
• Szent Vince church (catholic)
• Mester utca 1 (Latinovits Zoltán, the great Hungarian actor, used to live here)
• Lurdy Ház, a shopping mall
• Archives for Pest Megye

Description

The street is lined by planes, most of which date back to the early 20th century. The street is full of cafeterias, small snack outlets and shops of all kind.

Besides planes, red-brick is a hallmark of Mester utca. Many residential blocks are made of red brick, which tendency has continued up to this day, with some of the new houses also exposing brickwork.

Red brick buildings include:

• Mester utca 12 (1910s)
• Mester utca 20 (1920s)
• Mester utca 22 (1920s)
• Mester utca 24-28 (2008)
• Mester utca 30 (2002) (office block Páva)
• Mester utca 40-44 (2004)
• Mester utca 49 (1930s) District Health Centre
• Mester utca 67 (1900s) József Attila Primary School

Transportation

Mester utca is well-served by public transport. It can be reached by trams 4 and 6 (stop Mester utca) together with bus line 15 (stop Ferenc körút) on the northern end. From the south one can get there by taking tram 1 or 1A (stop Mester utca, at Lurdy ház). Tram 24 crosses Mester utca at its intersection with Haller utca (stop Mester utca).

Tram lines 21 (recently renamed from 30) and 21A (recently renamed from 30A) run along Mester utca from 5 in the morning till 11.30 at night (terminus at Ferenc körút, stops at Ipar utca, Szakrendelő, Haller utca by Haller park

Haller park

Haller park is the biggest park in Mid-Ferencváros, the 9th district of Budapest, Hungary. It is bordered by Haller utca on the west, Mester utca on the south, Vágóhíd utca on the east and Óbester utca on the north.-Facilities:...

, Vágóhíd utca by Haller park, Könyves Kálmán körút). Tram 30A has its other terminus at Könyves Kálmán körút whereas tram 30 continues along Gubacsi út to Pesterzsébet

Pesterzsébet

Pesterzsébet is the 20th district of Budapest, Hungary. It is located in the southern part of the capital and is the 17th biggest district in the city...

, the 20th district of Budapest.