Liberty Square (Budapest)
Liberty Square (
.The square is a mix of business and residential. The
Pres. George H.W. Bush.[1][3] Some of the monuments like the WWII liberation sculpture were designed by Károly Antal.[2] The Memorial for Victims of the German Occupation portrays Hungary as an angel being attacked by Germany in the form of an eagle -- symbolism that obscures Hungary's willing participation in the Holocaust. A counter-monument that includes photos of Hungarians who were sent to Auschwitz was created in 2014 in front of the memorial.[4]
History
A barrack-prison ("Újépület") that previously occupied the space, was the site where Prime Minister Lajos Batthyány was executed in 1849, following the Hungarian Revolution.[2] The building was destroyed in 1897 and the square constructed on the site.
Gallery
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The former Budapest Stock Exchange looking southeast -
The former home of the Budapest Stock exchange -
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Monument to US General Harry Hill Bandholtz -
Monument to theSoviet Red Army(1946) -
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References
- ^ ISBN 978-1598802177.
- ^ ISBN 978-1405353977.
- ^ pictures Archived 2014-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
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