Hungary: Parliament

A Large Parliament for A Small Country

When it was part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, Hungary was much larger than it is today. The Parliament building, constructed in its present form in 1867 , now represents a country much smaller than it once was. After WW I, Hungary, having found itself on the losing side in the conflict, was stripped of 71% of its territory in the deliberations following Versailles.

Liberty Square contains monuments to freedom. The US Embassy is located on it.
A life-size Ronald Reagan strides through this park, free Hungary’s replacement for the giant Stalin on the hill.
This monumnt is dedicated to those killed during the German ocupation. This topic is controversial in Hungarian politics, hence the hanging screeds.
Our lunch spot