ICGAL 2025
Tour & Visit
Conference Tour:
13 June, 2025
Budapest Morning Experience
Photo by Klim Levene
"Human life begins like dawn emerging through the mist and unfolds like a journey along a river. Join us for a brief tour through the historic city of Budapest, where we'll trace this symbolic motif and immerse ourselves in the beauty and wonder of existence itself."
Step into a living city where history flows like the Danube and architecture tells stories that span centuries. Our curated morning experience offers a unique journey through Budapest’s cultural and architectural landmarks—designed to awaken the senses, the intellect, and the spirit.
Highlights include:
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Option 1: 4:30 a.m. Gathering in front of Hotel Gellért (Budapest, Kelenhegyi út 4, 1118 Hungary)
Sunrise over Budapest, a morning view of the Danube River from a scenic spot near the Gellért Thermal Bath.
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Option 2: 8:45 a.m. Gathering in front of Hotel Gellért (Budapest, Kelenhegyi út 4, 1118 Hungary)
A spa experience in the Gellért Thermal Bath, one of Budapest’s most beautiful and culturally significant spas—praised by legendary architects and beloved by locals. Please ensure you have your swimming attire and a towel with you.
- A scenic Danube boat ride, with views of the Parliament and bridges, providing a fresh perspective on the city’s layered identities.
- A guided walk through historic Buda, where you’ll trace architectural and symbolic motifs of time, place, and memory.
- Optional stop at the Vasarely Museum in Óbuda for those interested in visual culture and geometric abstraction.
This tour invites you to slow down, reflect, and experience Budapest not just as a place—but as a story unfolding through space, water, and light.
The tour will be guided by Vilmos Katona, a scholar at the Hungarian Academy of Arts. Katona is a certified architect, author, and theoretical researcher of the built environment. His PhD focused on contemporary church architecture and was later published by the Saint Stephen Society under the title “The Lord Enters His Sanctuary”: Contemporary Roman Catholic Church Architecture in the Light of Liturgy. His first monograph explored architectural history (Between and Beyond the Middle Ages, Holnap Publishing, 2019), while a more recent volume, Symmetry in Architecture: Chapters from an Endless Story (TERC Publishing, 2021), delved into the relationship between geometry and architectural form. Katona has also authored several hundred scholarly articles and art critiques in peer-reviewed national and international journals.
Short bio of Vilmos Katona
Dr. habil. Vilmos Katona, PhD, is a scholar at the Hungarian Academy of Arts. Katona is a certified architect, author, and theoretical researcher of the built environment. His PhD focused on contemporary church architecture and was later published by the Saint Stephen Society under the title “The Lord Enters His Sanctuary”: Contemporary Roman Catholic Church Architecture in the Light of Liturgy. His first monograph explored architectural history (Between and Beyond the Middle Ages, Holnap Publishing, 2019), while a more recent volume, Symmetry in Architecture: Chapters from an Endless Story (TERC Publishing, 2021), delved into the relationship between geometry and architectural form. Katona has also authored several hundred scholarly articles and art critiques in peer-reviewed national and international journals.
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International Conference on GenAI Literacy:
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