Gróf Széchenyi István naplói

Name of traveller

Gróf István Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék (1791-1860)

Reason for travel

• study of architecture

Date of travel

22-23 October 1832

Die [Menai] Brücke henkt [sic] auf 4 Ketten -- Jede Kette hat 4 Abtheilungen -- Jede Abtheilung 5 Stangen --. Sodass 80 Ketten reissen müssen, damit die Brücke fiele. Als ich darauf war, ritten 5 Menschen im Trabe darüber. Es schaukelte unangenehm! (Széchenyi 328)

Content

• architecture:
  • brief description of the Menai Suspension Bridge
  • appraisal of the Conwy Suspension Bridge as beautiful
• art: diary contains sketches of the Menai Suspension Bridge and the layout of an unidentified glass house, presumably near Bangor
• transport: travels by mail coach

Nationality of traveller

Hungarian

Language of publication

English, German, Hungarian

Gender of traveller

Male

Type of publication

edited diaries

Citation

Széchenyi, István gróf. Gróf Széchenyi István naplói. Vol 4. Budapest : MTT, 1925-1939. 328-9. Print.