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Margaret Bridge was built by the French engineer
Ernest Gouin, at the point where the Danube be comes
a single body once more after dividing to flow around
Margaret Island. The bridge is distin guished by its
unusual chevron shape. It was erected in 1872–6, and
between 1899–1900 access from the bridge onto the
island was added. Sculptures by Adolphe Thabart
decorate its columns.

M A R G I T H í D

Parliament
The magnificent, high dome of the
Parliament building is visible from
every point along the Danube in
central Budapest (see pp112–13).

Much of the eastern bank
of the river is characterized
by fairly uniform architecture.
D anube Vari ation is provided here by the
dome and towers of St Stephen’s
Basilica (see pp120–21).

Hungarian
Academy of
Sciences

L á N C H í D Elizabeth Bridge, constructed
in 1897–1903, was at that time
the longest suspension bridge The bridgehead of Chain Bridge is guarded
in the world. Destroyed in
1945, it was rebuilt in its by two vast stone lions sculpted by János
VÖRÖSMARTY current form by Pál Sávolya. Marschalkó. According to an anecdote János
TÉR was heartbroken because he forgot to give
the lions any tongues, so he drowned himself
in the river. In fact the lions do have tongues,
but they are not easy to see.

FERENCIEK
TERE Piers, from which
passenger cruises
E R Z S É B E T H í D summer, are spaced
operate daily in
fre quently along
the Danube in
central Budapest.
For keys to symbols see back flap

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