Imre Nagy Memorial Statue - Budapest, Hungary
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This statue of Imre Nagy facing the Hungarian Parliament building represents Hungary's move to freedom after becoming independent from the Soviet Bloc.
Waymark Code: WMKTD0
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Date Posted: 05/27/2014
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Imre Nagy was Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary after the revolution of 1955.
In 1956 the Soviets returned to Hungary and Imre Nagy was executed for treason.
Hungary regained its independence in 1989 and in 1996, real estate tycoon Sándor Demján provided the funding for this statue. It is between Freedom Square and the Parliament at a plaza called Martyr’s Square (Vértanúk tere). Nagy stands on a bridge over an artificial pool of water. With his back to the Soviet monument, he gazes toward the looming neo-Gothic parliament building, an emblem of Hungary’s new democracy. This major tourist attraction allows visitors to mount the bridge and walk toward freedom.
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