Habsburg & the Dual Monarchy · event 5 of 14

1849

The Chain Bridge opens. The first permanent crossing between Buda and Pest, pushed through by Count István Széchenyi. It makes the union of the towns practical.

The Habsburg & the Dual Monarchy era

  1. 1703
  2. 1777
  3. 1838
  4. 15 March 1848
  5. 1849
  6. August 1849
  7. 1851
  8. 1867
  9. 1873
  10. 1884
  11. 1896
  12. 1897
  13. 1904
  14. 1913

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