Széchenyi Chain Bridge

This guide to the Széchenyi Chain Bridge in Budapest opens in December 1820, when Count István Széchenyi found the frozen Danube blocking his path to his father's funeral in Vienna. It follows his decision to build Budapest's first permanent river crossing, the English and Scottish engineers he hired, and the decade of construction that began in 1839. Look up at the stone lions guarding each end and listen for the rumor about their tongues.