Pesth

Pesth, also Budapest, is the capital city of Hungary, on the left bank of the Danube, forming one municipality with Buda on the right, and 173 miles by rail East of Vienna. Pesth is built on a plain, joined to Buda by bridges on Danube, since 1849 by one bridge now altogether 8. It is a thriving modern city, with picture galleries, parliament house, library, university, science schools, many baths, and public gardens. It makes machinery, agricultural implements, cutlery, flour, &c., and does a great trade in corn, wool, hides, wines, and bacon.

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