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The Fisherman's Bastion is a terrace in neo-Gothic and
neo-Romanesque style situated on the Castle hill, around Matthias
Church. It was designed and built between 1895 and 1902 on the plans
of Frigyes Schulek. Its seven towers represent the seven Magyar
tribes that settled in the Carpathian Basin in 896. The Bastion
takes its name from the guild of fishermen that was responsible for
defending this stretch of the city walls in the Middle Ages. It is a
viewing terrace, with many stairs and walking paths. A bronze statue
of Stephen I of Hungary mounted on a horse, erected in 1906, can be
seen between the Bastion and the Matthias Church. The pedestal was
made by Alajos Stróbl, based on the plans of Frigyes Schulek, in
Neo-Romanesque style, with episodes illustrating the King's life.
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The Fishermen's Bastion is one of the most popular spots of the
Castle District with visitors, as it offers a grand panorama of
almost the entire city. It is situated ac the eastern side of Castle
Hill, and can be reached from the centre of the district,
Szentháromság tér (Trinity Square). Its architecture is
characteristic of the turn of the century; its flights of stairs,
its projections, its turrets, and its ambulatory-like galleries make
it a mixture of the neo-Gothic and neo-Roman- esque styles and of
the romantic baronial castles.
The Fishermen's Bastion received its name from the medieval ramparts
system which rose above the suburb named Fishermen's Town;
furthermore, there used to be a fish-market behind the ramparts.
Beneath the Fishermen's Bastion lies the old suburb of Víziváros (Water
Town), now full of new bindings; its Baroque church towers recall
the past. Looking to- wards the north we get a view of the Danube
with Margaret Island.
The Fisherman's
construction between 1895-1902
The building which dominates the panorama of the Pest bank is that
of the Parliament with its dome and spires. At the head of the
Chain
Bridge in Pest stands the building of the Hungarian Academy of
Sciences, with the dome of the
Basilica in the background. Further
down the block of the Hotel Duna Inter-Continental becomes visible.
The church towers between the Chain Bridge and
Elizabeth Bridge are
reminders of the past of the Inner City of Pest.
A Halászbástya mögött
egykor nem a Hilton mai ronda épülete volt
Beyond the vast, somber mass of the buildings of Pest, there rise in
a semicircle the high-rise blocks of the new housing estates built
in the 1960s. Casting our glance towards the south we see the Chain
Bridge (Lánchíd), built in 1849 in neo-Classic style, rebuilt in
1949, further to the south the most recently reconstructed bridge,
1964-spans the river. The panorama ends at the dolomite rocks of
Gellért.
After the
construction, around 1903
Matthias church was built in the background |
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Designer:
Schulek Frigyes
