| 1.-2. |
Lagymanyosi Bridge
(1992-1995) designed by Tibor Sigrai is the most
southerly Danube bridge named after the south Buda
district of Lágymányos. |
| 3.-4. |
The Margaret Bridge
(1872-1876) was planned by the French engineer Ernest
Gouin and built by his construction company Maison Èmile
Gouin. The engineer in charge was Èmile Nouguier, who
was famous for co-designing the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
The bridge lead up to Margret Island (aka Rabbits
Island) in the middle of the Danube river. |
| 5.-6. |
The Elisabeth Bridge
(1897-1903) is named after Queen Elisabeth (1837-1898),
queen and empress of Austria-Hungary, who was
assassinated in 1898 in Geneva by an Italian anarchist. |
| 7.-8. |
Petofi Bridge (1933-1937)
named after the Hungarian poet and revolutionist Sándor
Petőfi (1823-1949). |
| 9. |
The Liberty Bridge
inaugurated in 1896 by Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria
(1848-1916) and King of Hungary (1867-1916), who in 1854
married Elisabeth of Bavaria in St. Augustine's Church
in Vienna. At the top of the two pillars is the
mythological Turul bird. In "The Legend of the
Turul Hawk" it says: "The Turul is a giant
mythical falcon, a messenger of god in Hungarian
mythology, who sits on top of the tree of life along
with the other spirits of unborn children in the form of
birds." The Legend tells the story handed down
through generations about the origin of the dynasty and
the event of unification. |
| 10.-12. |
The Chain Bridge
(1839-1850) designed by the English engineer T.W. Clark.
It was the first bridge to span the Danube connecting
the two halves of the cities Buda and Pest. |
