Aquincum preserves the excavated remains of the Roman provincial capital of Pannonia Inferior in Budapest’s Obuda district, including bath complexes, a marketplace, and streets that housed 30,000 people at the city’s peak in the 2nd century AD. The museum displays a reconstructed Roman water organ from the 3rd century, one of the finest surviving examples of Roman musical technology. Reach it by HEV suburban rail to the Aquincum stop, about 20 minutes from Batthyany ter. Allow 1.5 to 2 hours. Closed Mondays.
museum in Budapest
Aquincum Budapest
Also known as Aquincumi Múzeum
Before Budapest existed, the Romans built a city here with heated floors, two amphitheaters, and a water organ. Aquincum was the capital of the Roman province of Pannonia Inferior from AD 106, and at its peak housed at least 30,000 people in the area now called Obuda.
- Type
- museum
- Destination
- Budapest
- Cost
- Paid entry
- Founded
- 1st century AD
- Era
- Roman
- Address
- Szentendrei út 135, 1031 Budapest
- Coordinates
- 47.5636, 19.0497
- Official website
- Visit website