Fisherman Bastion (Halaszbastya), Budapest

This section of the rampart of the old wall faces Pest.
The Fishermen's bastion is located above the fishermen's village of olden times and a fish market was still being regularly held beside the church in the 1830s-hence the name of the bastion.
After defeating the Hungarians in the 1848/1849 War of Independence, the Government of Vienna had all the bastions on Castle Hill pulled down. The present terraced promenades were built on their old foundations in the beginning of the 19th century. With its five neo-Romanesque roofed towers and a sixth, multi-level main tower, all in white limestone, the Fishermen's Bastion is a fine vantage point.

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Despite the name this has never been used for defence and there is no fish sold here. The Fisherman's Bastion was actually built just to look nice and be a viewing platform offering great views across the Danube to Pest and the Hungarian Parliament. I performs this role wonderfully.

It all looks a bit Disneyesque to me (not in a bad way at all) but apparently the pointy, cone shaped turrets are supposed to be reminiscent of the tents of teh ancient magyars who arrived on the plains of what is now Hungary over 1000 years ago.

I'm told the name comes from the fact that this is the site of the old defensive walls of Buda and there used to be a medieval square where fish was sold here.

I think it looks best at sunset.

This beautiful site is situated in one of the cities most pleasent areas-the Castle district.
It was built between 1899-1903 by Frigyes Schulek, and it was named after the fishermans who inhabited the area in the middle ages and defend it from enemy attacks, but the actual building was never used to defensive actiones.
The Bastion is built in neo-Romanesque style, has low wall, some tunnels and 3 towers where you can get by going up on some steps or by coming from Mattheias church. there is a charmingf cafe in the area and it has a great view over Pest, especially the Parliament and St.Stephans Basilica.

King of the Hungarians from 1000-1038, established Christianity in Hungary and generally recognized as the first king of Hungary. During his reign towns and cities were expected to build churches, foreign priests were invited to help with Christianizing.

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Fisherman's Bastion is understandably one of the most popular sights in Budapest. It is the large terrace complex right below the Matyas Church.

Supposedly it was built to honor the contributions of the Fisherman's Guild in defending the city. Another story I heard was that it was named because there had been a large fish market nearby.
It was built in romanesque style in 1895, some say that the naming actually had little to do with the aforementioned.

Regardless, it is one of the finest views in the city. It is usually mobbed with tourists but its well worth a visit. Great pictures from here of the city and especially of the house of parliament.

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Fisherman's Bastion is a very cool look-out spot on Castle Hill. Although it looks (and feels!) really old, it just celebrated its one hundredth birthday! That's right, Fisherman's Bastion was built at the end of the nineteenth century and merely named after the medieval fishermen who once protected this stretch of the hill from marauding invaders (okay, I'm not totally sure if the invaders marauded or not...). This "belvedere" has seven towers that represent the seven tribes who originally settled on what is now Budapest. I loved arriving here early in the morning; there were nearly no other people and we were able to take in the best views, uninterrupted. During the day it can get pretty packed, so time your visit well (or just be really patient!). Outside, you will find souvenir and snack vendors, and we even saw a hawk trainer who let customers pose with the hawk for a photo!

The fishermen bastion is a nice place in Budapest near the Matthias church and more historical building in Buda district. The bastion was built in 1902 and from there you can see nice views of Pest with Parliament house, Cathedral.

By the way, another beautiful panorama can be seemed from yards of Buda castle.

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The Fishermen’s Bastion was built in the early 20th Century. It was never used for defensive purposes; it was built to be decorative, and it is. A statue of St. Stephen sits in the adjoining square. The Bastion has 7 towers, representing the 7 Hungarian tribes, and there is wonderful view from the top.