Fisherman’s Bastion

Use accessible lower areas; paid upper sections and closed stairs are not required for the answer.

Documentary view: Fisherman’s Bastion

Getting there

From Matthias Church › Matthias Church › Fisherman’s Bastion

From Szentháromság tér follow an open path around the church to the Danube-side terraces. Use accessible lower areas; paid upper sections and closed stairs are not required for the answer.

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History

Built around the turn of the twentieth century, the neo-Romanesque terrace has seven towers conventionally associated with the seven Magyar tribes. Despite its name, it is principally a commemorative urban image and viewpoint rather than an unchanged medieval fortress.

Sources

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