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The Széchenyi Chain Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Designed by the English engineer William Tierney Clark, it was the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Hungary, and was opened in 1849.
It is anchored on the Pest side of the river to Széchenyi (formerly Roosevelt) Square, adjacent to the Gresham Palace and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and on the Buda side to Adam Clark Square, near the Zero Kilometre Stone and the lower end of the Castle Hill Funicular, leading to Buda Castle.
The bridge has the name of István Széchenyi, a major supporter of its construction, attached to it, but is most commonly known as the Chain Bridge. At the time of its construction, it was regarded as one of the modern world's engineering wonders.[citation needed] It has asserted an enormous significance in the country's economic, social and cultural life, much as the Brooklyn Bridge has in New York and United States of America.
Chain carousels were among the most popular rides at German fairgrounds from the early decades until the 1960s. The carousels of the time were mostly characterised by their high tower-like construction. In the 1950s, with the advent of space travel, some rides were designed as globes. Even today, a chain carousel is still part of almost every funfair.
In 1972, the Zierer company developed the wave ride. This form of chain carousel is the most widespread today.
Kettenkarussells gehörten ab den ersten Jahrzehnten bis in die sechziger Jahre des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts zu den beliebtesten Fahrgeschäften auf deutschen Festplätzen. Die damaligen Karussells fielen meist vor allem durch ihre hohe turmartige Konstruktion auf. In den 1950er Jahren, mit Aufkommen der Weltraumfahrt, wurden manche Geschäfte als Globen gestaltet. Auch heute gehört ein Kettenkarussell noch zu fast jeder Kirmes.
1972 wurde bei der Firma Zierer der Wellenflug entwickelt. Diese Form des Kettenkarussells ist die heute am weitesten verbreitete.
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Chain ferns in the lush laurel forest on La Gomera in the Canary Islands. Each frond is about 4 feet long.
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1849 375m long Széchenyi Chain Bridge over the Dunabe river which takes you from Buda to Pest or vice versa.
This was in the Winter of 2018 and was a great trip to Budapest. I can stil remember this outing at night because it was cold and I was walking for hours taking pictures and I had my tripod on me and it was just so quiet in the city. I was staying in a beautiful hotel in a very old building right next to the Liberty Bridge. I see it still exists, it's called The Butterfly Home. Friendly people, beautiful city... great city trip.
European city trips in winter are nice. Less crowds, lower prices and I don't mind the cold. I'm thinking about going the Bucharest this winter.
El Puente de las Cadenas en Budapest es el más antiguo de los puentes que unen las dos ciudades Buda y Pest, que hoy conforman la capital de Hungría. Desde el punto de vista estructural es un puente colgante, en el cual se han sustituido los cables principales por eslabones rígidos de una cadena. Su vano central tiene 202 metros, uno de los más largos del mundo cuando fue inaugurado. Es uno de los puentes más conocidos sobre el río Danubio.
El Puente de las Cadenas es el símbolo de Budapest y también el primer puente permanente en el tramo húngaro del Danubio y el segundo en el curso total del río. Antes de su existencia, los viajeros atravesaban el río, importante corredor comercial, en transbordador, aunque ya a principios del siglo XV existió un puente de pontones provisional sobre el río. En los inviernos se podía cruzar el Danubio congelado a pie o en coche de caballos.
The Chain Bridge in Budapest is the oldest of the bridges that link the two cities Buda and Pest, which today make up the capital of Hungary. From the structural point of view it is a suspension bridge, in which the main cables have been replaced by rigid links of a chain. Its central span is 202 meters long, one of the longest in the world when it was inaugurated. It is one of the best known bridges over the Danube River.
The Chain Bridge is the symbol of Budapest and also the first permanent bridge on the Hungarian stretch of the Danube and the second on the entire course of the river. Before its existence, travelers crossed the river, an important commercial corridor, by ferry, although at the beginning of the 15th century there was a provisional pontoon bridge over the river. In winters you could cross the frozen Danube on foot or by horse-drawn carriage.
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Markarian's Chain is a stretch of galaxies that form part of the Virgo Cluster.
This is one I never finished capturing all the data I wanted for because I switched scopes at my remote observatory before this was completed so I could capture several other targets that were starting to come into the late spring sky. Due to the seemingly endless rain of late, I decided to go ahead an process what I did have so far anyway.
25 frames @ 300 seconds each of Green and Blue and 31 frames of Red for a total integration time of 6.75 hours. Stacked and lightly processed in PixInsight.
Skywatcher 80ED refractor
ZWO ASI1600mm Pro cooled monochrome camera (-15C)
Astrodon R,G and B filters
Orion Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G mount
1849 Chain Bridge and the 1905 St. Stephen's Basilica in the back.
This was taken near the Budapest Castle Hill Funicular. The funicular runs till 21:00 hours in winter and is €4 return (Feb 2018). You can also take the stairs and that will take about 15 min or so. The castle grounds are open 24/7. There was nobody around at the time I was there and you can take some nice shots of the bridges and the buildings on Pest.