Fisherman’s Bastion – Budapest

The Fisherman’s Bastion on the Buda side of the Danube, Budapest, Hungary.

The Fisherman’s Bastion was built between 1895 and 1902 to a design by Frigyes Schulek, in order to replace the deteriorating Medieval fortifications already there. During the Middle Ages the people living in the fishermen’s town on the Danube brought their haul up to Matthias Church which stands at the top. It was these same fishermen that would take up arms to defend the hill in case of an attack, hence the name ‘Fisherman’s Bastion’.