Today's Budapest was created on November 17, 1873. On January 1, 1873, Pest, Buda and Óbuda were united under the name of Budapest. On November 17, the new municipality took over the administration of the unified capital.
On January 1, 1950, the municipalities around Budapest were annexed to form the so-called Greater Budapest, the population of which almost reached 2.1 million in the 1980s.
To mark the 150th anniversary, a varied program of events, including a party tram, performances, concerts and an open-air exhibition, are being organized in the capital from Friday to Sunday.
To celebrate Budapest's 150th birthday, the Municipality of Budapest held a gala assembly at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on Friday. The event included the presentation of the Awards for Budapest, the Pro Urbe Budapest Awards and the Citizen of Budapest Awards. Friday's events closed with a gala evening at the Vígszínház theater.
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