Capital Circus of Budapest | |
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General information | |
Type | Circus |
Location | Budapest, Állatkerti körút 12a, 1146 Hungary |
Coordinates | 47°31′09.48″N 19°04′51.96″E / 47.5193000°N 19.0811000°E |
Opening | 1889 |
The Capital Circus of Budapest (Hungarian: Fővárosi Nagycirkusz) is a circus building located in Budapest, Hungary. It originally opened in 1889, although it has changed locations since then. Its current building opened in 1971 and is the only stone circus in Central Europe. It seats 1850 people, and features animal, clowning, and artistic acts. The building is in Városliget city park, near by are the Budapest Zoo, the Budapest Amusement park, Vajdahunyad Castle and the Széchenyi thermal bath.