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Széchenyi Chain Bridge: Crossing Both Sides of Budapest
Széchenyi Chain Bridge - Budapest, Hungary
Let me borrow some lines from an
article I was reading earlier: “A
nation, culture, and architecture being likened to a three-leaf clover. These three things are tightly grown
together, creating one entirety that represents a country.”
Brilliant analogy and so true.
Which brings me to my mammoth-size
fascination towards the Budapest’s Széchenyi Chain
Bridge. It’s one of the many three-leaf clover that Hungary
has to offer and I certainly feel lucky to have seen it in real life.
For any typical Asian mortal, the
only big idea of a bridge we have is that of London.
And maybe the one in San Francisco. There
rest are just either not that tempting, or just too unheard of. But, you see, the beauty of traveling online and bridging
it with traveling offline is that you get to discover iconic day-to-day places
such as the one they have in Budapest. The Széchenyi Chain Bridge is in fact a suspension bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda, western side of Budapest and Pest, eastern side of Budapest. It’s made of wrought iron and stone, and was constructed in 1840. Fact is, this bridge encompasses so much Hungarian history, popular culture, and architecture that it happens to be one of the most photographed bridges in this side of Hungary.
The bridge reminds me of Singapore because of the guardian lions (with its tongue
hidden). Beautiful sight to behold, especially in the mornings when you can
freely cross the bridge with not much people; also, especially at night when
the bridge gets lit up and the backdrop of the Royal Castle and the rest of
Budapest gets into the postcard ready view.
Be sure to include this in your
walking tour around Budapest, when you visit Hungary. And if I can say so
myself, getting that Széchenyi Chain Bridge experience earns you a three-leaf
clover experience, all thanks to Hungary-
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