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Sign: Budapest - Memorial plaque for the new Elizabeth Bridge designer


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Budapest, Március 15. tér, 1052 Hungary
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On the sign:
AZ ERZSÉBET HIDAT, HAZÁNK ELSŐ KÁBELHÍDJÁT
SÁVOLY PÁL
1893-1968
ÁLLAMI ÉS KOSSUTH-DIJAS MERNOK A MAGYAR
HÍDÉPÍTÉS KIEMELKEDO SZEMELYISÉGE TERVEZTE.
EMLÉKÉRE ALLITOTTA BUDAPEST FOVAROS TANÁCSA
1978
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A memorial plaque for Pál Sávoly, who designed the new Elizabeth Bridge over the Danube after the previous bridge was destroyed during World War II. The new bridge was the first cable-anchored bridge in Hungary, and for its design was awarded the Kossuth Prize

The picture of the new bridge was taken that day Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
Elizabeth Bridge, the first cable-hanging bridge in our country
SVVOLY PLL
1893-1968
Hungarian Kossuth Prize
A bridge designed with great creativity
In his memory - Budapest City Council
1978



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