Budapest, Hungary
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Morning light on the famous Chain Bridge of Budapest, with a glimpse of Buda Castle to the left.
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The first town, built by Celts in the first century BC, occupied about 30 hectares along the slopes of Gellért Hill. Archaeological finds suggest that it may have been a densely populated settlement with a separate district of craftsmen (potteries and bronze foundries). It may have been a trading centre as well, as coins coming from different regions would indicate. The town was occupied by the Romans at the beginning of the Christian era. Its inhabitants moved to the Danube plains to a city retaining the Celtic name (Aquincum) in the first century AD. In AD 106, the city became the capital of the Roman province of Pannonia Inferior. The headquarters of the governor and significant military force were stationed here, and its population numbered about 20,000. It was frequently involved in wars on the border of the Roman Empire (formed by the Danube River).
The city of Budapest was officially created on 17 November 1873 from a merger of the three neighboring cities of Pest, Buda and Óbuda. Smaller towns on the outskirts of the original city were amalgamated into Greater Budapest in 1950. ( wikipedia )
The Chain Bridge opened in 1849 and spans the River Danube between Pest and Buda. It is one of the symbolic buildings of Budapest, the most widely known bridge of the Hungarian capital. (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
30/01 Budapest by night - several Hungarian landmarks in a single photo: Buda Castle, Matthias church, Elisabeth bridge.
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest, Hungary.
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El Danubio, el segundo río más largo de Europa, nace en Alemania y recorre diez países hasta desembocar en el Mar Negro.
Budapest como otras grandes ciudades cuenta con muchos edificios que con el avance del tiempo se quedaron en estado bastante ruinoso. A principios de este milenio los dueños de Szimpla Kert tuvieron la grandísima idea de que una forma genial de utilizar estos espacios sería convertirlos en bares. Fue así como nació el primer ruin pub de Budapest el Little Szimpla (el antecedente de Szimpla Kert). Dado so éxito, muchos otros edificios que estaban a punto de ser tirados al suelo fueron también reconvertidos en bares de ruina con un aire alternativo y decadente. Los bares en ruina fue algo que desde el inicio se veía que acabaría teniendo mucho éxito.