Heroes' Square description and photos - Hungary: Budapest (Topic)

Heroes' Square description and photos - Hungary: Budapest. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Heroes' Square.

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The straight Andrassy Avenue connects the historic quarters of Budapest with Heroes' Square - a huge open space on which a stele was installed in honor of the 1000th anniversary of Hungary (the Hungarian state was founded in 896). The column is 36 meters high with the sculpture of the Archangel Gabriel placed at the very top, surrounded by figures depicting the ruler of Arpad and seven other leaders who came with Arpad to the banks of the Danube. The construction of the column began in 1896. The statues were created by the architect Gyorgy Zala. Albert Schikedans was responsible for the conceptual idea and its embodiment in stone.

On both sides, the column is surrounded by two curved colonnades, also decorated with numerous statues. They depict the historical figures of Hungary. The sculptures are made of bronze. Allegorical figures of Peace, War, Science and Art can be seen on the colonnades. Beneath the statues in the colonnade there are reliefs depicting scenes from the lives of these characters. The construction of the complex was delayed until 1929 and ended with the installation of a monument to the National Heroes. The square was named after them.

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