The stunning replicas of Liberty Bridge in Budapest – Photos

The construction of Budapest’s third bridge over the Danube started in 1894 and finished in 1896. The bridge, originally named after Franz Joseph, is the third most iconic bridge in the Hungarian capital city. In World War II, it suffered serious damages and had to be rebuilt in 1945. Since then, it is one of Budapest’s favourite bridge. But did you know that it is not the only Hungarian Liberty Bridge in the world?

Pest Buda reported that news spread across the world that China’s biggest telecom company, Huawei, is building a new research centre in the city of Tongukan. The new research centre is going to consist of twelve parts which represent old European cities like Prague, Bologna and Oxford.

Huawei built a replica of Budapest’s old Liberty Bridge, and it is so on-point that even trams are taking workers from one part of the centre to the other.

Let us see some other amazing replicas of Liberty Bridge:

1. József Ferencz Bridge in Szolnok (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County)

This bridge was opened to the public in 1911 and was designed by Hungarian architect Győző Mihailich. The bridge is a perfect replica of the one in Budapest, but if you examine the picture carefully, you will see that the bridge’s diagonal holders do not look in the same direction, and, of course, this bridge was smaller than the original. Unfortunately, it did not survive World War II and was exploded in 1944. The bridge suffered damages which could not be repaired and was not worth the effort.

2. Eiserner Steg Bridge

If you are walking in Frankfurt Am Main, you probably recognise the German version of Budapest’s Liberty Bridge which was built years after the Hungarian one, between 1911 and 1912. The bridge has many connections with our Liberty Bridge.

The Hungarian bridge’s first original plans were announced in 1893 by Hungarian architect János Feketeházy who got the idea of the Hungarian bridge’s pylons from the Eiserner Steg’s ancestor which was built in 1869. Although this German bridge has a different construction than the Hungarian, the idea of its pylons was born from this late German bridge and was redesigned for today’s shape by Virgil Nagy.