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Hungary: Parliament

A Large Parliament for A Small Country

When it was the eastern cpartner in 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.

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Monument of Lajos Kossuth, leader of the 1848 revolution. This version is the third reconstruction of the monument, the 2012 post-Communist version.
Inscription on the Kossuth Memorial
Even the manhole covers are in theme
This 1937 monument to Ferenc II RĂĄkĂłczi., the nobleman leading the charge against the Habsburg regime. Though unsuccessful, the 1848 revolt represented Hungary’s first attempt to, in concert with several other European nations, establish a parliamentary democracy.
Liberty Square contains monuments to the freedom ultimately won in 1991. 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 of World War II. This topic is still controversial in Hungarian politics, hence the hanging screeds.
Our lunch spot as we explore downtown
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