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Fishermen's Bastion
Halászbástya • 700Ft to go up to the upper level - tickets from the ticket office next door
After the Mátyás Church, the most impressive sight in the Vár is the
Fishermen's Bastion
justbeyond.Anundulatingwhiterampartofcloistersandstairwaysintersectingatseventent-
like turrets (symbolizing the Magyar tribes that conquered the Carpathian Basin), it looks as
though it was dreamt up by the illusionist artist Escher, but was actually designed by Schulek
as a foil to the Mátyás Church. Although Fisherman from the Víziváros reputedly defended
this part of the hill during the Middle Ages, the bastion is purely decorative. The
view
of Pest
across the river, framed by the bastion, is only surpassed by the vistas from the terrace of
Buda Palace, and the Citadella on Gellért-hegy. However, you might balk at paying the fee to
climb to the upper level as the free view from the ground level is just as good.
FROM TOP
FISHERMEN'S BASTION; VIEW TOWARDS THE LÁNCHÍD
