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With the Buda Castle in the background, the first constructed bridge across the Danube in Budapest is a fabulous spectacle and a top sightseeing monument attracting many tourists to Budapest.
The beauty of the Chain Bridge in Budapest can be observed from different vantage points across the city, especially from the hilly Buda Castle and Fisherman’s Bastion area. The bridge, completed in 1849, has undergone repairs and renovations over the decades yet retained its original iconic look.
In 1945 the bridge spans were destroyed by the Nazis, but the pylon towers remained, and the bridge was rebuilt and reopened in 1949, exactly a century after its original unveiling.
The Széchenyi Chain Bridge played a major role in the unification of Pest and Buda, and is regularly closed for traffic on summer weekends, giving home to festivities and markets for tourists and visitors with magnificant views from all around.
Szechenyi Chain Bridge is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Budapest, Hungary’s capital city. The bridge, which connects the two parts of the city – Buda and Pest, is anchored on Buda side to Adam Clark Square, near the lower end of the Buda Castle Funicular, and on its other side in Pest to Széchenyi (formerly Roosevelt) Square, just next to the Gresham Palace and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and not far from the St. Stephen’s Basilica. Due to its unique positioning, it offers views of the Buda Castle and the Hungarian Parliament building. The bridge is the largest version of the bridge suspended over the Thames, which was designed by the same English engineer in the city of Marlow.
An overview to the Chain Bridge is part of “The Buda Castle” tour with EZRaider . The tour, accompanied by a professional rider leading the route and making sure of safety, passes through colorful cobblestone streets, picturesque views of the city, and many famous must-see landmarks along the way, and includes stops at some of the most truly beautiful photography spots in Budapest.
