BUDAPEST HEROES SQUARE

 One of the biggest and most famous squares of Budapest, even Hungary, for Heroes Square. So where does this Heroes' Square name come from? Because the square is famous for the Millennium Monument, which consists of the leaders of the 7 Hungarian tribes who settled in the Carpathian Basin in 895, the milestones in Hungarian history, and the statesmen and decorated with iconic sculptures made by the most important Hungarian sculptor of the 20th century, Zala György. It has also been the center of many important political events, such as the funeral of communist leader Imre Nagy.

Heroes Square (Heroes Square in English, Hősök Tere in Hungarian) coincides with City Park (Városliget) at the end of Andrássy Avenue. On the right and left, there is the Serbian Embassy (the former Yugoslav Embassy and the place where communist leader Imre Nagy was buried in 1956) across the square, which is surrounded by Budapest's two most important fine arts museums (Museum of Fine Arts - Art Gallery).

The most important feature of the square is the iconic Millennium Monument, which has become one of the symbols of Budapest. Built in 1896, the monument was built to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the arrival of 7 Hungarian tribes to the Carpathian Basin in 895 and the foundations of a settled Hungarian state here. This monument was actually part of a much larger project that included the widening of Andrássy Avenue and the construction of Budapest's first metro line. The grand project was completed in 1900 and the square was nicknamed "Heroes" at that time.

On the monument, which consists of two semicircles, there are symbols symbolizing peace and war, work and prosperity, knowledge and victory, while on the columns there are statues of the milestones of Hungarian history, statesmen and kings. Under each statue, there are reliefs depicting that person's most significant moment in history. In the middle of all this, on the 36-meter Corinthian column, the archangel Gabriel is waiting, holding the crown of St. Stephen, the first king of Hungary, in one hand, holding the holy symbol of Christianity, the cross in one hand. The base of the column is also surrounded by founder Árpád and other tribal leaders from the first dynasty of the Hungarian Kingdom.