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tion of Matthias Church and elaboration of the
plan for reconstruction of the surrounding area. In
accordance with the original plan it should have
been completed for the millennium celebrations of
the Magyar empire (1896), but timing of the work
was delayed. Construction took place in several
stages, and although one section was opened in
1902, the work was only completed in 1905. In contrast
to its name, it has really never served defence
purposes. The origin of the name is that at one
time, part of the Buda Castle section was guarded
by the fishermen’s guild, and the bastion bears the
name of Fisherman’s Bastion in memory of this.
The seven towers symbolise the seven chieftains
who conquered the land. Since 1987 it has been a
world heritage site as part of Buda castle quarter.
Thousands of tourists are drawn here by the unequalled
panorama from the observation terrace,
so it became one of the most significant tourist
attractions in Budapest soon after its construction,
as it still is today.
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