The Bastion (aka Halaszbastya) gets its name from the fishermen’s guild that was responsible for defending this portion of the Buda city walls, along the River Danube, during the Middle Ages. It was built around the time of the city’s millennium celebrations at the turn of the 20th century. This bastion has seven pointed towers that represent the seven tribes that settled in the Carpathian Basin in 896. Today it serves as an excellent viewing terrace, ideal for looking at the architecture of the buildings on the opposite bank.

Built in the neo-gothic/neo-romanesque style, the bastion is located close to Matthias Church and is separated from it by the bronze statue of Stephen I, the first king of Hungary.

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