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Comment: The suspension bridge you see in the picture was built in 1903 and was the longest in the world up until 1926. The damn Germans blew up the original in 1945 along with all the others. It was rebuilt in 1964.
Rear of Buda Castle * 2048 x 1536 * (1.51MB)

View of Pest side * 2048 x 1536 * (1.47MB)

Restoration of Roman Ruins * It seems everywhere we go they are reconstructing one of the sights. These are, will be roman ruins when they are finished. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.42MB)

Matthias Church 1 * Matthias Church is one of the most commonly photographed monuments in Hungary. Over the centuries the church was the scene of many coronations, then it served as a Turkish mosque in 1541 Inside there is the earthly remains of King Bela III and his wife which lie in a carved sarcophagus. * 1536 x 2048 * (1.45MB)

Matthias Church 2 * 2048 x 1536 * (1.41MB)
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Elizabeth Bridge.JPG - 2048 x 1536 - (1.4MB)
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Liberty Bridge * This was constructed in 1899, and following the destruction of all the Budapest bridges in 1945 this was the first one to be rebuilt (1946) since it had suffered the least damage. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.49MB)

University * View of one of the many Universitys. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.54MB)

Market * Central Market. This is the largest market in the capital. It was built in 1890. All the way up one side is all meat and all the way up the other is all fruit. Upstairs is all clothing and orniments. It also stretches out either side of the photo. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.54MB)

Bullet Holes * Those black dots on there are dome shaped plugs that were used to fill in the bullet holes made during WWII when soldiers used this building as shelter. There are heaps more on the other side as well. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.38MB)

Nemzeti Szinhaz * This is one of the newer theatres. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.37MB)
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