Sights in Esztergom
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View of Esztergom from Párkány, with the Basilica
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Bronze high relief - work of Johann Meixner - inside the Basilica
August 2004
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St. Stephen's Coronation, Miklós Melocco's artwork stands on the northern bastion, near the basilica.
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The Basilica of Esztergom is the biggest church in Hungary. It was built between 1822 and 1869 on the top of the castle hill. Originally, they planned a big ecclesiastical complex here, but only the Basilica was realized.
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The Mária Valéria Bridge connects Esztergom (Hungary) and Párkány (Slovakia)
August 2004
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The Mária Valéria Bridge connects Esztergom (Hungary) and Párkány (Slovakia)
August 2004
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The ramp of the bridge on the Hungarian side
August 2004
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The old Hungarian coat of arms
August 2004
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The Mária Valéria Bridge - named after Archduchess Marie Valerie, daughter of Emperor Franz Josef - was opened in 1895. It was blown up the first time in 1919, but the destroyed span was rebuilt later. The second time the retreating German troops detonated the inner 3 spans - the remaining 2 outer spans on both Hungarian and Slovakian sides were standing alone for 56 years. The bridge could be rebuilt eventually between 2000 and 2001, and inaugurated on 11 October 2001, by Viktor Orbán, Hungarian, and Mikulás Dzurinda, Slovakian premier ministers. |
