Szechenyi lancid(Chain bridge) over the River Danube, from the bow of the River Princess
Heroes’ square Budapest. The millenial monument built 1896 to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the arrival of Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin. The monument consists of two semi-circles on the top of which the symbols of War and Peace, Work and Wellfare, Knowledge and Glory can be seen.
Heroes’ square Budapest.
700 yr old Matthias Church named after King Matthias
Red-domed 19th century Parliament Building at Pest's riverbank, across Danube River from Buda
Budapest Fisherman's Bastion Castle Hill Buda
Buda from Castle Hill, Parliament Building back right.
Budapest Great Market Hall designed by Gustav Eiffel of Eiffel Tower fame.
Hungarian Folkloric group performs on the River Princess, Budapest.
Leaving Budapest on the River Princess. Background: Former Royal Palace now Cultural Centre
The Liberation Monument, which is a 14m-high female figure holding the palm of victory, stands at the top of Gellért Hill. It was erected in 1947 to mark the liberation of the capital from the Germans in 1945 by Soviet troops.
Gabcikovo lock on the Danube River, the first of 68 locks between Budapest and Amsterdam.
Gabcikovo lock 8:53pm.
Statue of King Richard The Lionheart marking the area in which he was captured. 070726_092932
