Széchenyi Chain Bridge
Guide
Photo: Alireza Javaheri · CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeSightAllow 20–40 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A stone-towered suspension bridge guarded by four lions, with the Castle on one side and the grand buildings of Pest on the other. Walking across gives the city's classic view.
A brief history
Opened in 1849, it was the first permanent bridge across the Danube in the city, joining Buda and Pest; it was blown up in 1945 and rebuilt for its centenary.
Tips
- Best time
- Dusk, as the lights come on
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 20–40 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- The Inner City and Parliament (District V): Pest's riverside heart: the Parliament, the Basilica, the Chain Bridge and the Great Market Hall, with Margaret Island a short tram ride north. Central but dearer.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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