View to Danube promenade, a photo from Budapest, West

Photographer's Note

This promenade with its ornamented lampposts and benches was developed fully roughly a hundred years ago. It tempts visitors both to take a walk and to enjoy the panorama of the Danube. The predecessor of the Embankment set out more than two hundred years ago as a line of trees. This southern stretch of the Danube near the city parish church (Belv醨osi Pl閎醤iatemplom) is where the raft-bridge was once moored. The tradition of its present use as a promenade stems from the time of the Millennium celebrations.

In this panorama the following 2 important sightseeings can be seen:

1.Elisabeth Bridge (Erzs閎et h韉)

Erzs閎et h韉 (Elisabeth Bridge) is the second newest bridge and one of the most elegant ones of Budapest, Hungary, connecting Buda and Pest across the River Danube. It is situated at the narrowest part of the Danube, the bridge spanning only 290 m. It is named after Queen Elisabeth, a popular queen and empress of Austria-Hungary, who was tragically assassinated. Today, her large bronze statue sits by the bridge's Buda side connection in the middle of a small garden. The original Erzs閎et h韉 was blown up at the end of World War II by retreating Wehrmacht sappers. The currently standing slender white cable bridge was built in the very same location between 1961�1964, because the government could not afford to construct entirely new foundations for the bridge.

2.City Parish Church (Belv醨isi Pl閎醤iatemplom) opposite of the Elizabeth Bridge
The Gothic chapel, the neo-Gothic carved pulpit, the fifteenth century Italian frescoes and the twentieth century high altar are all well worth observing.The oldest church in Pest has origins going back to the twelfth century and is also the site of the grave of the martyr Bishop Saint Gell閞t. During the Turkish occupation in the seventeenth century the church was converted for use as a mosque. After their expulsion and a great fire in 1723 it was rebuilt in baroque style, although the interior also contains Classical elements.
(Source:Vend間v醨�)

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dip (21408) 2008-01-10 11:00

Hi George,
beautiful shot from your town with great clarity and sharpness,
excellent POV and informative note too,
well done!
Greetings,
Dimitris.

linask (2930) 2008-01-10 11:01

Nice view with lots of fine details visible in the photo.
Bridge is well placed in the photo - the diagonal line looks good. Diagonal lines of ship and river bank match it very well.

Linas

siolaw (38294) 2008-01-10 11:05

Hi George,
You make us visit Budapest in a nice, aerial way! A different part now with many details visible in fine light and colors. Unbeatable POV!
Greetings
Laurent

mesutilgim (0) 2008-01-10 11:40

Hi dear George,
Wonderfull scenery, wonderfull capture. Very nice pov and super compo. Amazing colors and very nice notes.
A real TE job !
TFS and
best regards
MESUT ILGIM

paura (25802) 2008-01-10 13:27

Excellent shot here, friend. Amazing how those ship can run unther those bridge. Your city is a very beautiful city, indeed.

Abra鏾s

Paulo

hay_kes (31439) 2008-01-10 13:41

Hi George,
What a superb cityscape.Great POV, sharp, colours and perspective.Well done.TFS.
Regards.

Have a nice day.

hAyAti

usnadir (804) 2008-01-10 15:39

wonderful shot.
nadir

jjcordier (79299) 2008-01-10 22:02

George
Excellent POV et belle qualit� d'image avec ces tons qui font reconnaitre imm閐iatement tes photos.
Amicalement
JJ

ifanik (21679) 2008-01-11 0:51

This is a beutiful cart postal
Very nice POV my friend and beautiful colours
Very well done
Best regards
Nick

Gustaw (21670) 2008-01-11 1:22

Wow!
Many, many houses, ship, bridge and river! Very good compositiion. Very good idea. I like your composition and your colours. Well done. Photo have good quality.
Marek

pablominto (53746) 2008-01-11 1:27

Hello George,
The composition is dominated by the fine diagonals, leading my eyes around the frame!
Impressive details in the architecture, the sharpness is amazing in fact...
Lots of life and many interesting details to explore!
Greetings,
Pablo -

ChrisJ (172338) 2008-01-11 1:53

Hi George

A marvellous downward pov, overlooking the city of Buda/Pest, & the Danube River. I like the asymmetrical relation betwen the laarge & small boats. Good colour & sharpness. Well done!

AiresSantos (56155) 2008-01-11 2:18

Hi George
Very nice view of the Danube from an excellent high POV. We can see a lot of details. Very good note.
TFS and have a nice weekend
Aires

snunney (130967) 2008-01-11 3:05

Hello George,
A fine composition with excellent framing. The diagonal placing of the bridge makes for a superb perspective; whilst the river boat nicely balances the buildings. Very good colours and exceptional clarity.

sacavem (18620) 2008-01-11 3:55

A genuine postcard!George
The buildings are interesting, the composition is well executed, and with the sight of the tower of the church in the background and the lighting is wonderful.
Well done.
Filipe (Portugal)

Graal (103040) 2008-01-11 4:12

J� napot George,
very nice panoramic view, good captured ships on Danube. Fine POV and excellent quality. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

izmirli (3989) 2008-01-11 4:27

merhaba my friend george
wonderful landscape and budapest.wonderful bridge and composition.well done.
best regards.
g黵kan ak鏰kır.

evanrizo (462) 2008-01-11 4:56

Hi George, an other majestic view from Budapest ideal composed with the big ship in the front and the bridge inside.
Cheers
Evangelos

jlbrthnn (76043) 2008-01-11 8:50

Good evening George,
Superb framing on this city who we would be unforgivable maintaining to ignore or to forget. Absolutely perfect clearness and the depth make it possible to see the smallest details. Beautiful work.
Good evening.
Cordially.
Joel

jonathan_hart (21276) 2008-01-11 11:00

hi George
nice high POV, many details under the duns, fine sharpness, TFS
regards
jo

Silvio1953 (222721) 2008-01-11 11:32

Hi George, fascinating view of Danube promenade by superb POV, lovely great boats, very well done, ciao Silvio

axiotea (21651) 2008-01-11 19:00

Hello George
Once again, you're showing us beautiful view over Budapest from a good vantage point. Very good framing with the bridge making a diagonal and entering inside the city. light, colors and sharpness are fine.
Cheers
Marilyn

clnaef (6289) 2008-01-12 10:41

Bonjour,
Belle perspective qui permet de se faire une id閑 de cette ville impressionnante.
Bonne journ閑.
clnaef

Bluejeans (64251) 2008-01-13 8:27

Ola George ,
Bonito ponto de vis鉶 sobre o rio Danube em diagonal , � muito bonita a arquitectura dos predios da cidade de Budapeste , gostei muito das cores , bem enquadramento da foto , parabens!!!
Um abra鏾 Gon鏰lo

Tue (93280) 2008-01-15 14:44

Hej George,
A great view of the Danube, the city and the brudge. The light and colours are both very pleasant and I like that there was a ship right in front of the city. Good composition. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

atus (15878) 2008-01-28 6:07

Szia Gyuri,
csod醠atos 閟 egyedi a v醙醩a 閟鰏sze醠l韙醩a ennek a k閜nek. 羖tal醔an a h韉 mindk閠 pill閞閠 pr骲醠ja az ember belevenni, pedig tal醤 hat醩osabb 韌y, mert egy csom� 閞dekes r閟zletet fedezhet黱k fel rajta, k鰏z鰊hetően persze a borotva閘ess間nek is. A p醨huzamosan 醠l�/halad� haj髃 plusz l醫v醤yt ny鷍tanak 閟 k韛醠骯n egyens鷏yozz醟 az eg閟z k閜et.
Gratul醠ok 閟 tov醔bi sz閜 k閜eket k韛醤ok!
Attila

Felip (3907) 2008-03-26 12:09

Heeeeeeyyyy!, my hotel was there, just in front of the Erszebet Hid,and Belvaros Plevbaniatemplom, in Marcius 15 T閞,(I think it was the name of that square)...Maybe thgis photo is just another landscape, but for me is a sweet memory. Thanks for it!

Regards

Felip