In the Medieval age this part of the Buda Castle wall was guarded by the guild of fishermen, it was named after that. Obviously, the present Fishermen’s Bastion has never had any role of defense. Fisherman’s Bastion was built between 1895 and 1902 in Neo-Gothic style. It was designed and built by Frigyes Schulek. It is made up of seven white towers that symbolize the seven Magyar tribes that came to Hungary in 896.

It is a spectacular looking-out terrace, with impressive stairs and walking paths. The Pest bank of the river Danube offers its most beautiful view to the capital perhaps from this site whereas, looking from the side of Pest, Fisherman’s Bastion adds up to the beauty of the silhouette of Castle Hill.

The bronze statue of King St. Stephen mounted on a horse can be seen between the bastion and the church. It was erected in 1906.

Its northern wing was built over the remnants of the medieval St. Nicholas Cloister, and its southern wing is formed by the walls of the Jesuit College that was built in the 18th century. At the place where the two are joined, we can find the reconstructed Miklós Tower: in 1930 a relief portraying King Matthias was fixed to it.