The 375 metres long bridge is the oldest one in the capital – older then Budapest itself as it was established only in 1872 with the union of Buda, Pest and Óbuda. Between the two towns – Buda and Pest – there used to be an interim turning-bridge, than a pontoon-bridge but these became unable to fulfill the needs of the capital. The construction of the Chain Bridge is bound to the name of István Széchenyi, who was a rich aristocrat of the period. The bridge was built between 1939 and 1949, its entrances are guarded by two lions made of stone. Later in World War II the Germans exploded it while assaulting Budapest, the traffic restarted only in November 1949. The Chain Bridge is the most beautiful bridge in Budapest; it creates a connection between the former city central around the castle and Pest. On the occasion of festivals the bridge is floodlighted, this time the stone pillars illuminate like torches in the Budapest night.
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