Carl XII is better known as Charles XII of Sweden. He tried to expand the Sweden’s empire during his time as the king. He suffered a defeat from the Tsar and fled to Turkey. You can find this in the fifth district on the Vaci ut. 43 as along the way, he was in Transylvania as well as Hungary around that time in 1714.
Hard to say if these bullet damages are from 1944 or from 1956. Anyway they are still there at several places in Budapest.
On the wall of the House of Terror, you can see little photos like this. Portraits of the victims that got executed by the communist regime after the revolution in 1956.
King Mátyás is the most popular king in Hungarian history, lived and reigned in the 15th century. He established his own library with a great number of world famous books. He organized his mercenary troops, King’s army which called The Black Army. He was known being very just and honest among the Hungarian people. He justiced to everybody even the rich that’s why he was loved by the poor very much.
(photo: Rose)
These iron shoes are on the Danube Promenade right at the Parliament Building. It is a memorial to the Budapest Jews who fell victim to the Arrow Cross militiamen in Budapest and depicts their shoes left behind on the bank when they fell into the river after having been shot during World War II.