Chain Bridge Photo

Photographer’s Note

Alessandro has just posted a shot he took some days ago in Budapest, so I have been looking at my old picture and still found something I think could be used.

SThe bridge was designed by the English engineer William Tierney Clark in 1839, after Count István Széchenyi's initiative in the same year, with construction supervised locally by Scottish engineer Adam Clark (no relation). It is a larger scale version of William Tierney Clark's earlier Marlow Bridge, across the River Thames in Marlow, England.

The bridge was opened in 1849, and thus became the first permanent bridge in the Hungarian capital. At the time, its center span of 202 m was one of the largest in the world. The pairs of lions at each of the abutments were added in 1852. The bridge was given its current name in 1898.

The bridge's steel structure was totally updated and strengthened in 1914. In World War II, the bridge was damaged, and it needed to be rebuilt. The rebuilding was completed in 1949.

* wikipedia *

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Clementi (45101) 2008-01-06 12:49

Ciao Sabrina ,
ma e' la giornata delle notturne in Ungheria?.
molto bella con delle belle luci ma credo che manca un po di sharp .
Giorgio

manada (6237) 2008-01-06 13:00

Incantevole vista sul ponte e del mitico Danubio.
Mi affiorano dolci ricordi vedendo queste vostre foto stasera.
Cari saluti
Freddy

Anna-- (7741) 2008-01-06 13:59

Ciao Sabrina,
buon anno anche a te! Bellissimo scatto notturno del ponte delle catene. Ottimo punto di vista e composizione.
Anna

angela926 (1882) 2008-01-06 14:18

Hello Sabrina,
good night shot, nice composition and pov, good exposure and light.
Angela

COSTANTINO (23135) 2008-01-07 7:35

Ciao Sabrina,
una bellissima notturna foto con eccezionale luminosita e belli riflessi. Brava.
Saluti,
Costantino

jalab_temen (1990) 2008-01-07 9:09

Ciao Sabrina, this is a really valuable contribution to the flood of Budapest-by-night shots in TE (just search for Hungary/Budapest you can see). I like the compo most, but the coolours are also very good. (Unfortunately I have no chance to rate you, but it is absolutely beautiful. Many TFS, Jalab)

Silvio1953 (42725) 2008-01-09 10:59

Ciao Sabrina, splendida notturna del ponte delle Catene, ottime le luci e belli i riflessi sul Danubio, brava, ciao Silvio