PHOTOS: The decorative lighting of Hungary’s Chain Bridge is breathtakingly beautiful

Hungary’s astonishing landmark, the Chain Bridge, has been renewed in the past few years. The project involved the modernisation of its decorative lighting. The test period of the new system took place last week. Here are some photos.

According to BKK, Budapest’s public transport provider, the Chain Bridge’s new decorative lighting system will shine warm white most of the year. The new system is energy-efficient and colourful, respecting Hungary’s cultural heritage and history.

If you are lucky enough, you can even see the decorative lighting of the Chain Bridge since the test period lasts for weeks. Before, the Chain Bridge had 1,180 lamps. Now it has modern LED solutions. Zoltán Erő, Budapest’s chief architect, said the new system is capable of much more than the previous one. Therefore, it needs careful supervision and lots of experimenting. However, they also need to keep enthusiasm in check since the decorative lighting has to represent Hungarian cultural traditions. Therefore, the Chain Bridge will only shine in coloured lighting on national days and just for hours.

BKK said that pedestrians will get back pavements on either bridgehead from August. Before, the municipal council decided not to let cars back to the bridge. Therefore, only cyclists, pedestrians, buses and taxis will use Hungary’s oldest overpass after the revamp. Here are some more photos: