Photos: Mgimelfarb, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Illustratedjc, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Elekes Andor, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
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Photos: Mgimelfarb, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Illustratedjc, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Elekes Andor, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
The green bridge rebuilt from wreckage
Your local guide
Dorottya Fekete
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Highlights
- A bridge rebuilt almost from scratch
- Green ironwork kept true to the original
- Wartime destruction, carefully undone
- Budapest's least photographed major bridge
- The Danube's quieter crossing
About this tour
This session looks at Liberty Bridge, rebuilt almost entirely after wartime destruction. You see its green ironwork and then the view from its Pest bridgehead, with an explanation of how closely the rebuild followed the original design. It stays at the bridge throughout.
I keep a steady pace on this one after a short sound check, since the rebuild's history rewards a careful explanation. Questions about the bridge's construction are welcome throughout.
This suits anyone with an interest in the city's bridges beyond the more famous Chain Bridge. It also works well before booking the evening bridges planning call.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Budapest before heading out.
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Liberty Bridge Ironwork 15 min
The camera holds on the bridge's green ironwork, and I explain how it had to be rebuilt almost entirely after being destroyed during the Second World War.
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Pest Bridgehead View 15 min
You see the view along the river from the Pest side bridgehead, and I point out how the bridge's design was kept close to the original despite the rebuild.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Budapest: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Tokaji wine and Jewish Quarter (Erzsébetváros), worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Budapest time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Budapest, showing you Liberty Bridge Ironwork and Pest Bridgehead View live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet and the link comes with your booking. I have photographed this bridge for years, so the pace stays steady and observant.
Times shown in Budapest time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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