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Building    From 1849 

Széchenyi Bridge

Categories: Transport

Countries: Hungary

Széchenyi  Bridge

Designed by William Tierney Clark, it spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest. It was the first permanent bridge across the Danube.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Széchenyi Bridge

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