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185848_fortepan_129231.jpg It was rebuilt, but its decoration and name were changed - the Liberty Bridge was handed over 75 years ago
August 23, 2021 at 9:30 AM
At the end of the spectacular fireworks held in Budapest on the occasion of the founding of the state, glowing Greek fires were started on the bridges, including the Liberty Bridge. At that moment, surely few thought it was the first bridge to be rebuilt after the devastation of World War II and handed over to traffic on 20 August 1946.

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