Mini-Dubai in the centre of Budapest

For thirty years, the area around Rákosrendező has been touted as the most valuable undeveloped area in the city.

Now, the government wants to use $10 billion to build a mini-Dubai in the area, with Europe’s tallest skyscraper.

But the project encountered strong pushback from activists and the mayor himself. @negynegynegy went to investigate.

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