"A properly lit city provides a sothing, embracing environment, where it is pleasant to live. It attracts tourism, imjproving the quality of life for its citizens and inreasing the length and frequency of their opportunities to meet people" - says the prosporal for floodlighting the city made by the International Committee for Lighting Technology.

And indeed, each well-lit bridge, buildinig or statue has its own, unique, charm.
The beauty of the Lánchíd, the Parlament Buildings, the Fishermen`s Bastion and the Mátyás Church awash in light never wears off, even if it has become an integral part of the night time panorama of the city. But it is worthwhile discovering other lights, too.
This book provides the reader with a historical survey of Budapest`s public lighting, while the photos of Péter Korniss give a visual account of the city`s lights today.