Every photograph below was taken by us, on a trip we took ourselves. Nothing here is stock, and nothing shows a place we have not stood in.
The Fisherman's Bastion terraces above the city 
The white arcades and turrets of the Bastion 
The Parliament along the Danube 
The Chain Bridge from the embankment 
The Matthias Church spire from the square 
The Bastion lit at night above the river 
The patterned tile roof of the Matthias Church 
On a scooter outside the market hall 
Taxis waiting below the Bastion steps 
At the fountain in the park 
The lit city from the Bastion after dark 
The iron roof of the Great Market Hall 
The front of the Great Market Hall 
Crossing the Liberty Bridge, the Gellért behind 
Inside St Stephen's Basilica toward the altar 
The painted vault of the Gellért baths 
The indoor pool at the Gellért, columns either side 
At the Gellért baths 
The Matthias Church lit at night 
The Chain Bridge and the castle lit from the water 
A tram passing the old exchange building 
River boats moored below the castle hill 
The green Liberty Bridge over the Danube 
The Parliament lit up, reflected in the river Show the other 30 photographs Show fewer
The Matthias Church from the square at dusk 
Buda Castle floodlit above the Danube 
The Chain Bridge gateway from the Pest side 
The main aisle of the Great Market Hall 
Painted dolls and eggs on a market stall 
The gilded interior of the Matthias Church 
The dome of St Stephen's Basilica from below 
The city from the Basilica's outer gallery 
The Matthias Church across the green 
Stained glass and painted walls inside the Matthias Church 
The Buda hills from the Basilica dome 
The spiral stair down from the dome 
The Chain Bridge gate and the traffic around it 
Escalators and the roof of the market hall 
The painted nave of the Matthias Church 
The Parliament from across the Danube 
The Basilica's dome and its mosaics 
The Dohány Street synagogue and its twin towers 
A yellow tram passing the Parliament 
Shoes on the Danube Bank, the memorial on the embankment 
The Széchenyi baths and their gardens 
The outdoor pools at the Széchenyi baths 
The Danube curving away from the Gellért hill 
The colonnade and fountains in the park 
The Bastion and the river from the hill 
The Parliament and the Elisabeth Bridge from above 
The river and the bridges at night 
The Basilica lit at the end of the street 
The Parliament from its square in full sun 
The escalator down into the metro Thinking about Hungary?
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