Fireworks soar above the banks of Danube River

A renovated warship cruises along the Danube River in front of the Parliament building in Budapest on August 20, 2010. The voyage marks the anniversary of the founding of the nation by the first Hungarian king, Stephen I. The ship, which resemebles the American warship, the USS Monitor, was built in Hungary in 1871 and reconstructred by the Hungarian Army Museum. (AFP)
Guided by the Primate of the Hungarian Catholic Church, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Cardinal Peter Erdoe (L), Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R) and his wife, Aniko Levai (C) pay tribute to the Holy Right Hand of state founder King St. Stephen kept in a reliquary inside the St. Stephen Basilica in Budapest, 20 August 2010, on Hungarian National Day, marking the 1010th anniversary of the foundation of the Hungarian State by King St. Stephen. (EPA)
Backdropped by a view of the illuminated Chain Bridge and the Royal Castle (L) on Castle Hill, fireworks fired from barges on the river Danube explode over the river in Budapest, Hungary. (EPA)
Fireworks fired from barges on the river Danube explode over the river in Budapest, Hungary. (EPA)
Fireworks soar above the banks of Danube River in Budapest during the final celebrations of the Hungarian national day. (AFP)
People gather on Gellert Hill in Budapest watch a fireworks display as part of the national day's celebration. (AFP)
Backdropped by a view of the dome of the Hungarian Parliament, right, fireworks fired from barges on the river Danube explode in Budapest, Hungary. (AP)
Fireworks fired from barges on the river Danube explode over the illuminated Chain Bridge and Hungarian Parliament, right, in Budapest, Hungary, marking the 1010th anniversary of the foundation of the Hungarian State by King St. Stephen. (AP)