Today, many people may not even realise that just over 100 years ago,
seaplanes taking off from the danube carried passengers from budapest to lake balaton and vienna.
That's hardly surprising, though: the station operated for just three years, between 1923 and 1926, so it was far from one of the city's greatest success stories. Still, as a curious chapter in Budapest's history, it's certainly worth remembering.
Guerrilla sculptor Mihály Kolodko has now paid tribute to this unusual chapter in the city's history, placing his latest mini sculpture, titled The Last Flight, on one of the rocks exposed by the Danube's low water level to mark the 100th anniversary of the terminal's closure. If you'd like to take a closer look, you'll find it on the southern side of the Buda end of Liberty Bridge - but take care when approaching it, as the rocks can be tricky to navigate and there's a risk of falling into the water or injuring an ankle.
Update
We contacted Mihály Kolodko to find out whether the sculpture would remain by Liberty Bridge permanently. He gave us the following response:
This video is a kind of snapshot of a time when people are finding various objects in the critically low waters of the Danube. The idea behind this sculpture, "found in the Danube", is to reconnect places, just as the seaplane connected them by air 100 years ago.
(Borítókép: Kolodko Art - Facebook)
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