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Budapest 4

SEPT 2010 Buda, Hungarian National Gallery, Matyas Church, Fisherman’s Bastion (Adjust your screen brightness as necessary.)
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  • 01-Looking downriver: Hungarian National Gallery and Mátyás Church (far right).

    01-Looking downriver: Hungarian National Gallery and Mátyás Church (far right).

  • 02-Gellert Hill from the tour boat

    02-Gellert Hill from the tour boat

  • 03-View from the tour boat

    03-View from the tour boat

  • 04-View from the tour boat

    04-View from the tour boat

  • 05-Hungarian National Gallery from the tour boat

    05-Hungarian National Gallery from the tour boat

  • 06-Hungarian National Gallery from the tour boat

    06-Hungarian National Gallery from the tour boat

  • 07-Elizabeth Bridge. On the left, the St Gerard memorial. On the hill, an ornate house on Orom Street.

    07-Elizabeth Bridge. On the left, the St Gerard memorial. On the hill, an ornate house on Orom Street.

  • 08-Bishop of St. Gerard. The sculture is 7 meters tall.

    08-Bishop of St. Gerard. The sculture is 7 meters tall.

  • 09-National Gallery from Citadel Viewpoint. Behind is the spire of Mátyás church.

    09-National Gallery from Citadel Viewpoint. Behind is the spire of Mátyás church.

  • 10-A series of staircases leads down from where the girls are standing to the National Gallery grounds and entrance.

    10-A series of staircases leads down from where the girls are standing to the National Gallery grounds and entrance.

  • 11-Gallery entrance

    11-Gallery entrance

  • 12-Eugen Savoyai. Gallery entry at left

    12-Eugen Savoyai. Gallery entry at left

  • 13-Eugen Savoyai, 1663-1736. Commander of the army that liberated Hungary from Turkish rule in 1686.

    13-Eugen Savoyai, 1663-1736. Commander of the army that liberated Hungary from Turkish rule in 1686.

  • 14-Disz (Parade) Square and Tarnok Street. Although the name and statue indicate a military function, this was the site of a medieval market.

    14-Disz (Parade) Square and Tarnok Street. Although the name and statue indicate a military function, this was the site of a medieval market.

  • 15-Hussar statue, Disz Ter (Parade Square)

    15-Hussar statue, Disz Ter (Parade Square)

  • 16-Facade on Tarnok Street

    16-Facade on Tarnok Street

  • 17-Tarnok Street, looking toward Trinity Square, the highest point of Castle Hill.

    17-Tarnok Street, looking toward Trinity Square, the highest point of Castle Hill.

  • 18-Holy Trinity Square. The Holy Trinity column was built by Buda's Council (early 1700s) as a memorial to those who died in the plague of 1691.

    18-Holy Trinity Square. The Holy Trinity column was built by Buda's Council (early 1700s) as a memorial to those who died in the plague of 1691.

  • 19-Clock tower on Buda Town Hall (18th century) faces the Holy Trinity Square.

    19-Clock tower on Buda Town Hall (18th century) faces the Holy Trinity Square.

  • 20-Looking back (downhill) at National Gallery from Tarnok Street

    20-Looking back (downhill) at National Gallery from Tarnok Street

  • 21-Sign: pharmacy, TEVA partner

    21-Sign: pharmacy, TEVA partner

  • 22-Pharmacy sign at Tárnok Street 18. Building used by Golden Eagle Pharmacy, 1750-1913.

    22-Pharmacy sign at Tárnok Street 18. Building used by Golden Eagle Pharmacy, 1750-1913.

  • 23-Sign: antiques

    23-Sign: antiques

  • 24-Trinity Square, Mátyás Church, Fisherman's Bastion (Google maps)

    24-Trinity Square, Mátyás Church, Fisherman's Bastion (Google maps)

  • 25-Holy Trinity statue and square, Mátyás Church. Officially "Church of Our Lady," its popular name is after Good King Mátyás who ordered construction the original southern tower.

    25-Holy Trinity statue and square, Mátyás Church. Officially "Church of Our Lady," its popular name is after Good King Mátyás who ordered construction the original southern tower.

  • 26-Entry

    26-Entry

  • 27-Mátyás roof and steeples

    27-Mátyás roof and steeples

  • 28-Mátyás church steeple cap

    28-Mátyás church steeple cap

  • 29-Mátyás Church steeples

    29-Mátyás Church steeples

  • 30-Mátyás Church

    30-Mátyás Church

  • 31-Mátyás Church (telephoto from the Citadel). Following the capture of Buda by the Turks in 1541, the church became the city's main mosque.

    31-Mátyás Church (telephoto from the Citadel). Following the capture of Buda by the Turks in 1541, the church became the city's main mosque.

  • 32-Mátyás Church

    32-Mátyás Church

  • 33-Fishermen’s Bastion, located behind Mátyás Church, built 1895–1902, on a site where medieval castle walls had stood.

    33-Fishermen’s Bastion, located behind Mátyás Church, built 1895–1902, on a site where medieval castle walls had stood.

  • 34-Fishermen's Bastion is made up of seven round towers symbolising the seven Magyar tribes that gave rise to the nation a thousand years earlier.

    34-Fishermen's Bastion is made up of seven round towers symbolising the seven Magyar tribes that gave rise to the nation a thousand years earlier.

  • 35-Fishermen's Bastion consists of a white rampart and flowing staircases along the eastern front of the Mátyás church.

    35-Fishermen's Bastion consists of a white rampart and flowing staircases along the eastern front of the Mátyás church.

  • 36-Fishermen's Bastion

    36-Fishermen's Bastion

  • 38-One of 7 towers, Fishermen's Bastion

    38-One of 7 towers, Fishermen's Bastion

  • 39-Fishermen's Bastion

    39-Fishermen's Bastion

  • 37-Fishermen's Bastion. During the Middle-Ages the fish-market was located next to the church, and the Fishermen’s Guild was responsible for defending the adjacent area. At the time of its construction, the Fishermen’s Bastion no longer had a defensive function.

    37-Fishermen's Bastion. During the Middle-Ages the fish-market was located next to the church, and the Fishermen’s Guild was responsible for defending the adjacent area. At the time of its construction, the Fishermen’s Bastion no longer had a defensive function.

  • 40-Fishermen's Bastion

    40-Fishermen's Bastion

  • 41-Dining under the colonnade at the Fishermen's Bastion

    41-Dining under the colonnade at the Fishermen's Bastion

  • 42-Diners at Fishermen's Bastion

    42-Diners at Fishermen's Bastion

  • 43-Danube and Pest from Fishermen's Bastion

    43-Danube and Pest from Fishermen's Bastion

  • 44-Music and dining at Fishermen's Bastion

    44-Music and dining at Fishermen's Bastion

  • 45-Pest, across the Danube. Parliament dome (left); St. Stephen's dome (right).

    45-Pest, across the Danube. Parliament dome (left); St. Stephen's dome (right).

  • 46-Citadel bus stop and viewpoint (Google maps). Many of my telephoto shots are from that circular area at the top of the photo.

    46-Citadel bus stop and viewpoint (Google maps). Many of my telephoto shots are from that circular area at the top of the photo.

  • 47-The Citadel (Google maps). Freedom monument (right arrow) and scenic viewpoint (left arrow)

    47-The Citadel (Google maps). Freedom monument (right arrow) and scenic viewpoint (left arrow)

  • 48-The 14-meter high Freedom Monument (originally liberation monument, 1945) below Citadella, atop Gellert Hill. A woman holds a palm (originally an aircraft propeller) above her head.

    48-The 14-meter high Freedom Monument (originally liberation monument, 1945) below Citadella, atop Gellert Hill. A woman holds a palm (originally an aircraft propeller) above her head.

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    04-View from the tour boat
    05-Hungarian National Gallery from the tour boat
    06-Hungarian National Gallery from the tour boat