MTI said that the decision to extend the restrictions was made “on the basis of principle” after receiving feedback.

Two World Heritages sites are in question in Budapest: the Banks of the Danube and the Buda Castle District, with an area of 451 hectares, and Andrássy út as well as the metro, with a property area of 58 hectares and a buffer zone of 240 hectares, data from UNESCO show.