What do you do with all your iconic communist statues when theyre no longer welcome in the squares and parks of central Budapest? At Memento Park, aka Statue Park, they found a great solution banish them to the outskirts of the city and make them into a prime tourist attraction, one of the most unique open-air exhibitions in the world. The4 park opened in 1993, four years after the fall of communism in Hungary.
Displayed in the park are some 40 pieces of art from the 45-year Communist era in Hungary which began after
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Entrance gate. The Marx/Engels statue is in the right arch & Lenin is in the left arch.
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Aerial photo (Wikipedia) The park is located in the South-Buda suburb on the outskirts of...
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The huge Republic of Councils Monument by Istvan Kiss, is popular with visitig tourists. It was erected in...
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The Republic of Councils Pioneers Memorial.
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hm2 - Heroine
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hm3
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hm4
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hm5 This monumnent is an interpretation of the physical embodiment of the Soviet...
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The impressive "Bela Kun Memorial" (bk) depicts Bela Kun, the Hungarian Communist Leader, up on his podium marshaling...
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bk2 - closeup Bela Kun fought for the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War and then...
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bk3 - The monument, by Imre Varga, was erected in 1986.
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bk4 Bela Kun became the de facto leader of the short-lived Hungarian Soviet...
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bk5 Some interesting Bela Kun history on the Executed Today web site:...
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Another Bela Kun monument
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Bela Kum Memorial plaque
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Another monument - Bela Kun and his comrades.
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Liberation Monument of Soviet soldier dates back to 1947.
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Liberation Monument by Kiss Istvan erected in Budapest in 1971.
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Soviet Hungarian Friendship monument which was erected in 1975, represents the close relationship between the...
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Soviet Hungarian Friendship Sculpture
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Martyrs Memorial by Viktor Kallo, depicts a martyred hero with arms outstretched as he falls to the...
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Spanish Civil War Brigade memorial by Greek sculptor Makris Agamemnon. The memorial was erected in 1968 to honor...
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The Truce Bearers Monuments on the right & the Buda Volunteer Regiment Memorial on the left.
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Truce bearers Captain Osztapenko (L) & Captain Steinmetz (r) were two Red Army officers who were killed while...
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The Ostapenko statue, by popular Hungarian sculptor Jenő Kerényi, was erected in...
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