Kis Herceg szobor, 'Kiskirálylány'
A bronze statue created by László Morton, a child sitting on the fence of the tram, on bank of Danube
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Széchenyi lánchíd
Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈseːt͡ʃeːɲi ˈlaːntshiːd]). This is a suspension bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Designed by the English engineer William Tierney Clark, it was the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Budapest, and was opened in 1849. (It is a larger scale version of William Tierney Clark's earlier Marlow Bridge, across the River Thames in Marlow, England.) It is also the oldest permanent bridge on the Danube. It is anchored on the Pest side of the river to Széchenyi (formerly Roosevelt) Square, adjacent to the Gresham Palace and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and on the Buda side to Adam Clark Square, near the Zero Kilometer Stone and the lower end of the Castle Hill Funicular, leading to Buda Castle. The bridge has the name of István Széchenyi, a major supporter of its construction, attached to it, but is most commonly known as the Chain Bridge. At the time of its construction, it was regarded as one of the modern world's engineering wonders. It has asserted an enormous significance in the country's economic, social and cultural life, much as the Brooklyn Bridge has in New York and United States of America. Its decorations made of cast iron, and its construction, radiating calm dignity and balance, have elevated the Chain Bridge to a high stature in Europe. It became a symbol of advancement, national awakening, and the linkage between East and West. - The bridge was opened in 1849, and thus became the first permanent bridge in the Hungarian capital, after the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. At the time, its center span of 202 m was one of the largest in the world. The lions at each of the abutments were carved in stone in 1852, by the sculptor, János Marschalkó. They are visibly similar in design to the famous bronze lions of Trafalgar Square by Edwin Henry Landseer with Marochetti, installed 1867. They are also smaller (and appear from below to lack tong
Pénzügyminisztérium
It is a former bank building. Built between 1909-1913, by Alpár Ignác, in late eclectic Art Nouveau style. A five-story stone covered brick building with Patio.
Duna Korzó
On the bank of the Danube, this promenade extends from the Széchenyi Chain Bridge to the Erzsébet Bridge. - In the midst of boxes of glass hotels is the eccentric Neo-Byzantine Vigadó Concert Hall, which survived the building boom of the late 1960s. Behind the Vigadó is the local hub of the city, Vörösmarty tér (a square), named after the 19th-century poet Mihály Vörösmarty. The traditional Gerbeaud coffeehouse has long been a great people watching spot. Váci utca and environs is the area for chic clothing, used books, folk art and sidewalk cafés. Further along the promenade is Március 15 tér, where the remains of a Roman bastion, Contra-Aquincum, were discovered, The Inner City Parish Church’s simple exterior conceals a colorful past: it began as a Romanesque basilica, was used as a mosque and was finally reconceived in the Baroque style in the 18th century. The following sculptures are along or around the promenade: István Széchenyi - near to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; József Eötvös - 1879 sculptor Huszár Adolf; Hungarian Seaman Memorial - the anchor of "Ungvár" (copy) - Szende Pál utca; József Nádor Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary; Little Princess - near to Vigadó Concert Hall; Attila József - famous poet of "At the Danube" also by László Marton (sculptor) at Hungarian Parliament Building; Mihály Vörösmarty; William Shakespeare; Petőfi Sándor; Shoes on the Danube Promenade Gyula Pauer and Can Togay - April 16. 2005.