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Statue of St. Gellért |
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Missionary bishop killed by the pegansThe statue of Bishop Gellért, who died a martyr in the 11th century, stands opposite Elizabeth Birdge, on the sout side of Gellért Hill. According to legend this is the spot from where pegans pushed the missionary bishop, sealed in a barrel, down into the Danube. The striking statue is enhanced by a semicircular colonnade behind a natural spring which rises to the surfice at this point, and which turns into a waterfall bellow the statue. /City Guide Budapest, Publisher: Tourism Office of Budapest, 2004/ Budapest Hotel Booking - Check availability and best rates |