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Chain Bridge Lamppost with view on the Parliament

Chain Bridge Lamppost with view on the Parliament

by gabachat

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gabachat, on April 21, 2008, said:

Among the anecdotes relating to the bridge, the most popular is that the lions were sculpted without tongues and the sculptor was mocked so much that he jumped into the Danube in shame. The lions do have tongues (although they are not visible from below, which is the usual point of view, as the lions are lying on a stone block some three meters high). The sculptor lived into the 1890s, and the only message he sent to mocking people was "Your wife should have a tongue just as my lions have, and woe will be unto you!" He jumped into the Danube when a little boy asked him about it.

Eva Kaprinay, on June 27, 2008, said:

BEAUTIFUL! YS* Cheers Eva from Wellington

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in V. District, Budapest, Hungary

47° 29' 57.85" N  19° 2' 43.67" E 

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    • Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ20
    • Taken on 2006/07/10 12:01:13
    • Exposure: 0.002s (1/500)
    • Focal Length: 14.40mm
    • F/Stop: f/5.600
    • ISO Speed: ISO80
    • Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
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