The Danube river divides the two main parts of the city. The previously separate towns of Buda and Pest were officially unified in 1873 and given the new name Budapest.
Sunrise over Budapest, with the national Parliament to the left
Sunrise over Budapest, with the national Parliament to the left.
The Fisherman's Bastion (Hungarian: Halászbástya) is one of the best known monuments in Budapest. The original walls were built in the 1700s, forming part of the walls of a castle. The current structure was built between 1895 and 1902, in Neo-Romanesque style.
The staircases reaching the Fisherman's Bastion from Danube split in two just below the Bastion. On the right and left of the staircase, a statues of warriors representing different weaponry of the 10th century Árpád age were placed guarding the gate.
Matthias Church towering over the Fisherman's Bastion at the Castle Hill of old Budapest (Buda).
The Church of the Assumption of the Buda Castle (Hungarian: Nagyboldogasszony-templom), more commonly known as the Matthias Church (Hungarian: Mátyás-templom), is a Roman Catholic church located in the Holy Trinity Square, Budapest. The building was constructed in the latter half of the 13th century.
The Fishermen's Bastion's main façade, parallel to the Danube, is approximately 140 meters long. Its seven high-pitched stone towers symbolize the seven chieftains of the Hungarians who founded Hungary in 895.
The Fisherman's Bastion
The most famous Budapest bridge, the Chain Bridge, the icon of the city's 19th century development. The Széchenyi Chain Bridge (Hungarian: Széchenyi lánchíd) is a chain bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest. It was the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Hungary. It was opened in 1849.
Fireworks over Budapest
