Archive for Monuments
We celebrate the anniversary of the 1848-49 revolution. This photo was taken at the memorial of Áron Gábor.
Áron Gábor (27 November 1814, Breţcu – 2 July 1849, Chichiş) was a Hungarian artillery officer and national hero of the 1848-49 Hungarian Revolution. Áron Gábor was a revolutionary hero of the Székely people (in Transylvania). He became one of the leaders of Székely-Hungarian forces in Transylvania during the 1848 revolution against the Austrian Empire. He achieved fame and notoriety by successfully producing cannon and gunpowder for the Hungarian forces in Transylvania, as well as, leading the resistance in Háromszék County (today roughly Covasna County, Romania) against imperial troops. He was killed in action in July 1849 while fighting against the Tsarist invading forces.
about 15th of March – National Holiday ... posted by Zsolt
The entrance of the Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest. The Castle is in the City Park. It was built between 1896 and 1908, designed by Ignác Alpár.
Previous posts about the Castle:
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Péter Mansfeld is one of the most tragic heroes of the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956. He was a 15 years old pupil when he became active in a civil capacity during the popular uprising, bringing food and water, ensuring the nessecary provisions and delivering messages between the different groups of freedom fighters.
After the bloody crushing of the Revolution, Péter took the adults’ slogan to heart “We begin the fight again on the 15th of March 1957!” Moreover this young boy firmly belived the boradcasted promise that the Hungarians should continue to fight and and the West would come to their aid.
And that aid never came!
Péter was arrested at the tender age of 16, and subsequently condemned to death and executed a few days after his 18th birthday!
(from the signboard of the monument)
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An other photo about the Vajdahunyad Castle. This mess in front of it was originally a lake. They started to reconstruct it like 2 years ago and forgot to finish it.
about Vajdahunyad Castle ... posted by Zsolt
The entrance of the Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest. More details about the castle you can see here.
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Again a different angle. The roofs of the Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest.
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(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.
about Iron shoes ... posted by Zsolt
I found this composition funny.:) King Matthias Corvinus and a biker together on the Heroes’ Square in Budapest.
about Heros of Budapest ... posted by Zsolt
The season of tourism has started in Budapest. American ladies walking on the Heroes’ Square giving a fashion show of sunglasses.:)
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