Hungary: Erzsebet Hid

Szia!

After crossing the Szabadsag Bridge I thought it was time to walk across the Erzebet Bridge. Erzebet is how the Hungarians would say the name Elizabeth, and this bridge is named after the Austro-Hungarian princess, Princess Elizabeth, who was beloved by the Hungarian people, and who was assassinated in 1898. Here she is as a young woman.

Princess Erzsebet

Wikipedia has an interesting article on her.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_of_Bavaria

Princess Elizabeth was married to Franz Joseph, after whom the Szabadsag Bridge is named. The two bridges are next to one another to symbolize their love and union.

This is the fourth bridge across the Danube that I've crossed.

I walked down Dob utca and into the Jewish quarter and then down towards the Vaci utca towards the bridge. I saw some cool buildings on the way there.

Here is a building near the bridge and some of the many caryatids in Budapest

A Tower of the Twin Klotild Palaces Near Erzsebet Bridge

Caryatid on Gyros Shop

Closeup of Caryatid

One of the Twin Klotild Palace Towers Near Bridge

Here's a church at the Pest side of the bridge.

Inner City Parish Church at Foot of Bridge

Closeup of Inner City Parish Church

Church Tower

Here is the Pest bank from the bridge and some boats that were moored on the Pest side of the river.

Pest Side of Danube from Erzsebet Hid

Boats Moored on Pest Side of Danube

Across the Danube from the bridge is the Citadella which sit atop a large hill. On the hill is a statue of Bishop Gellert and a waterfall. Here are some shots of the castle from the bridge, and of Gellert Hill.

Buda Castle from Erzsebet Hid

Gellert Monument from Erzsebet Hid

Statue of St. Gellert on Gellert Hill

Here is the Soviet Liberation Monument, now the Statue of Liberty, as seen from the bridge.

Soviet Liberation Monument from Erzsebet Hid

When I got to the other side of the bridge I climbed the stairs and took some shots of the stairs, from the stairs. . .

Steps On Gellert Hill

Looking Towards Gellert Baths from the Citadella Steps

Before you mount the steps there is an eagle statue. From the base of the steps you also get a great view of the falls. There is a reservoir hidden at the top of the hill which is where the water comes from.