Fasori Gimnázium


Fasori Gimnázium, also known as Fasori Evangélikus Gimnázium, official name: Budapest-Fasori Evangélikus Gimnázium, is a famous secondary school in Budapest, Hungary. It is located near the City Park.

History

The school was founded by the Lutheran Church in 1823. It was originally situated at Deák Ferenc square, but moved to Sütő utca in 1864, and finally to its current location in Városligeti fasor in 1904, receiving its present nickname. In the first decades of its existence it operated as a German-language institution, and in 1847 Hungarian became the language of instruction It had to close in 1952 under Communist pressure. The Fasori Gimnázium re-opened in 1989.

Notable faculty