Fisherman's Bastion

Fisherman's Bastion is a Neo-Romanesque lookout terrace on Buda Castle Hill that offers panoramic views over the Danube, Margaret Island, Gellért Hill, and Pest. Its seven stone towers symbolize the seven Magyar chieftains who founded Hungary in 895. The main façade, parallel to the river, is about 140 metres long.

Don't miss

• Seven high-pitched stone towers representing the seven Hungarian chieftains who founded the nation in 895.
• A bronze equestrian statue of Stephen I of Hungary, erected in 1906, with Neo-Romanesque pedestal reliefs depicting scenes from his reign.
• The Neo-Gothic limestone statue of John Hunyadi, inaugurated in 1903, showing the hero in armor with Turkish war trophies at his feet.
• A bronze copy of the 1313 statue of St. George slaying the dragon, originally housed in Prague Castle and made by medieval Hungarian masters.
• The statue of Friar Julian and Gerhardus, a two-metre-high bronze memorial from 1937, commemorating the Dominican friars who searched for Eastern Hungarians in 1235.

Tickets & tours

Ways to visit Fisherman's Bastion

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Getting there

Know before you go

• The bastion is part of the Buda Castle District, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
• From the towers and terrace you get a panoramic view over the Danube, Margaret Island, Gellért Hill, and Pest.
• Numerous stairs and walking paths connect the lookout terraces.
• The building was featured as a Pit Stop on the sixth season of the American TV show The Amazing Race.

A bit of history

The original walls date from the 1700s and were part of the Buda Castle fortifications. In the Middle Ages, this section was protected by the guild of fishermen, who lived in the nearby Fishtown. The current structure was built between 1895 and 1902 by architect Frigyes Schulek on the base of the old castle walls. It was severely damaged in World War II and restored by 1953.