Liberty Square (Budapest)

Szabadság tér - Budapest

Liberty Square (Hungarian: Szabadság tér) is a public square located in the Lipótváros neighborhood of Budapest, Hungary.

The square is a mix of business and residential. The United States Embassy in Hungary and the headquarters for the Hungarian National Bank are located in the square.[1] The Bank of Hungary building is in the historicist style of architecture.[2] Some buildings on the square are designed in the Art Nouveau style.[1] Two buildings were designed by Ignác Alpár.[2] There are monuments for Ronald Reagan and Harry Hill Bandholtz. There is also a monument for Soviet liberation of Hungary in World War II from Nazi German occupation.[1][3] It was designed by Károly Antal.[2]

History

A barrack-prison ("Újépület") that had previously occupied the space, was the site of the execution of Prime Minister Lajos Batthyány in 1849, following the Hungarian Revolution.[2] The building was destroyed in 1897 and the square was built thereafter.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hewitt, Rick Steves & Cameron (2009). Rick Steves' Budapest (1st ed.). Berkeley, Calif.: Avalon Travel. ISBN 9781598802177.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Turp, main contributors: Barbara Olszańska, Tadeusz Olszański, Craig (2010). Hungary (Reprinted with revisions. ed.). London: DK Pub. ISBN 9780756674250.
  3. ↑ pictures

Coordinates: 47°30′17″N 19°03′01″E / 47.50472°N 19.05028°E / 47.50472; 19.05028

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