Amsterdam Red Light District
Since photography is discouraged in the red light district, I shot from across the canal with a telephoto lens.
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Hero's Square
noted for its iconic statue complex featuring the Seven Chieftains of the Magyars and other important national leaders, as well as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Construction began in 1896 to commemorate the thousandth anniversary of the foundation of the Hungarian state by St. Stephen I in 896 AD.
Fisherman's Bastion
Budapest's Fisherman's takes its name from the guild of fishermen that was responsible for defending this stretch of the city walls, above the Danube River, in the Middle Ages. The bronze statue is of Stephen I, was erected in 1906. He was the last Grand Prince of the Hungarians in the 11th century, and the first King of Hungary until his death in 1038.
Budapest Holocaust Memorial
Willow tree memorial to Budapest's victims of the Holocaust. It is located in the Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park, with this beautiful sculpture, with the "tree's" leaves engraved with the names of Holocaust victims. The sculpture was endowed by an American actor named Bernie Schwartz, aka Tony Curtis, whose parents were from Hungary. Wallenberg was a Swedish diplomat credited, along with others, with saving thousands of Jews from the Nazis.
Matthias Church
The church is named after King Matthias. It was originally constructed in 1015. The current building was constructed in Gothic style in the second half of the 14th century and was extensively restored in the late 19th century. The building slightly to the left of the church is a Hilton Hotel.