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Szechenyi Chain Bridge, Budapest

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While it offers excellent views of the city, Szechenyi Chain Bridge serves as a historic landmark itself: It's the first bridge to span the Danube River in Hungary. Built by English engineer William Tierney in 1849, this structure connects the east and west side of Hungary's capital city. The bridge features two road lanes, plus a pedestrian zone for those traveling on foot. Cross this well-known symbol of Budapest, marvel at its stone structure, and compare both sides of the city. Visit Széchenyi Square on the Pest side of the bridge, or head up to the Castle Hill on the Buda side. It couldn't be easier to arrange your visit to Szechenyi Chain Bridge and many more Budapest attractions: make an itinerary online using Inspirock's Budapest online trip builder .

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• By DayTrip729510

  A legnagyobb magyar által kezdeményezett és egyben róla elnevezett csodálatos építmény,amely először kötötte össze stabilan Pestet és Budát.Szerkezete szemetgyönyörködtető !Az Akadémia,a Gresham,a Sof...  more »

  The largest hungarian-initiated and named after him is a wonderful structure, which for the first time has been stablely connected to Pest and Buda.Its structure is eye-catching ! The Academy, Gresham, The Sofitel, The Old Boat, Tram 2,just a few of the wonders of the Pest side,on the other side of the Castle Garden bazaar, restaurants,hotels,castle hill and tunnel.And in the meantime the real classic,the Chain Bridge.You have to go through it!
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• By RTK252017

  We visit the Buda side we walked across the famous Chain Bridge, it was a nice walk the bridge does get busy with tourists and the locals but it’s better to walk then drive across as the views are bet...  more »

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• By Anna Lia S. Tromer Dragsdahl

  Nice bridge! (Y) Good to walk on. Didn't break. Might try strolling over it again tomorrow. There are some nice lions on each end - you can hope that they won't eat you when you walk past. Maybe they will even eat another tourist so you have enough space to walk across without being stomped on by tourists ;)

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• By Bruce MacDonald

  Budapest is an amazing City to visit, with great views and cultural land marks. A must see and highly recommend to walk over, is the Chain Bridge. The bridge is a great connection point between both cities (Buda and Pest) and is very walkable from other local significant monuments.

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