Fisherman's Bastion

The Fisherman's Bastion is one of the most famous and most visited monuments in Budapest. It is located on the bank of the Danube in the castle hill around the Matthias Church. It was built in the 19th century in neo-Gothic and neo-Greek style to watch over the city, and its design has been preserved as it is until this moment. , where you can see the entire city from it and get amazing and wonderful panoramic views, and its seven stone towers with pointed peaks symbolize the Hungarian tribal leaders who occupied the country in 896; The new fortress was built in place of the old fortification walls in the neo-Romanesque style between 1895 and 190 based on plans by Frigyes Schulek, who was also responsible for the rebuilding of the Matthias Church. The name of the fortress comes from the fishermen's guild that was responsible for the defense of This stretch of medieval city walls.