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At the end of the long and leafy Andrassy Utca lies the suitably grand Heroes' Square. Here the city commemorates the leaders of the seven tribes who founded Budapest with seven statues of each.
The square was constructed to celebrate the city's 1000th anniversary in 1896. More recently it has been a place to celebrate the city's rebirth, after years of isolation behind the Iron Curtain. In 1989 a quarter of a million people filled the square for the reburial of Imre Nagy, a former Prime Minister of Hungary who was executed for his part in the revolution of 1956.
The square, along with Andrassy Utca and the park behind it are all part of a protected UNESCO World Heritage site. Adjacent to the square are also two of Budapest's finest museums: the Museum of Fine Art and the Palace of Art. Leave a Comment Directions: Pest side, near City Park - metro station Hosok tere (M1).
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Hero's Square was constructed between 1896, the 1000th anniversary of Magyar conquest of the region, and 1929 when it was named. Situated between Andrassy St and the City Park, the monument consists of 2 quarter-circles surrounding a 36 meter Corinthian column. At the top is a statue of the archangel Gabriel, the symbol of the Roman Catholic religion. He holds the Hungarian Royal Crown and an apostolic double cross. At the base are equestrian statues of Arpad and the other 6 chieftains who conquered the region.
Atop the quarter circle collonades are statues of War and Peace, Knowledge and Glory, and Work and Wefare. Between the columns are statues of luminaries in Hungarian history - politicians and others. Beneath these statues are smaller reliefs containing an important incident in the life of the individual above. Among those honored are Kings St. Stephen, Bela IV, Matthias Corvinus, and Lajos Kossuth.
Growing tired of reading about Arpad and the "other" Magyar chieftains, I decided to use all their names here - Elod, Ond, Kond, Tas, Huba, and Tohotom. Leave a Comment Directions: Pest side, near City Park - metro station Hosok tere (M1)
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The millenary monument has a lot of history. The square is the largest in Budapest. There are a number of statues of the 7 Magyars, designated as founders of the city. They all are rough and gruff looking. The statues are very impressive, as well as the area is one great monument to heroism. The column in the middle is 36 meters high and on top is Archangel Gabriel. It was designed for the millennium celebration in 1896, but did not get completed until 1929. In the large pedestal type where the people are standing is the tomb of the unknown soldier. The semicicular columns are showing the famous rulers of Hungary. A stone monument in the front is guarded by soldiers. It commemorates the ones died for freedom. Directions: Pest side, near City Park - metro station Hosok tere (M1)
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 The right emicicle by Cristian_Uluru
In the first emicicle there is (from left to right): S. Stephen; s. Ladislao, Colomano, Andrew II, Bela IV, Robert Carl of Angiò and Luis the Great.
In the second emicicle there is: John Nunyadi, Matyas Corvin, Stephen Bocksai, gabor Bethlen, Imre Thokoly, Ferenc II Rakoczi, Lajos Kossuth. Leave a Comment Directions: Pest side, near City Park - metro station Hosok tere (M1)
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 by nicolaitanLeave a Comment Directions: Pest side, near City Park - metro station Hosok tere (M1)
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On the top of the column we see the sculpture of archangel Gabriel (1.st pic), who holds Saint Stephen`s Holy Crown and the Double Cross. This is also a work of György Zala, like the allegorical statues of:
2.the Peace and
3.the War.
The communists, in the 1940`s destroyed some of the statues (representing habsburg kings, wich were replaced by other personalities), and they wanted to demolish also the column on wich we see the archangel Gabriel to give place to the huge monument of stalin.
Fortunately this has never occured, All the square, included the statues, in the 90`s was completely renovated. The refurbishment finished in 2001, and this year, in 2006 also the Museum of the fine arts has regained it`s original beauty.
But on this square we find another interesting building: --> Directions: Pest side, near City Park - metro station Hosok tere (M1)
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In the center of Heros Square is the Millenium Monument. The center column had the Archangel Gabriel soaring on top holding an apostolic cross and the crown of King Istvan. The base of the column has statues of Prince Arpad and six Magyar warriors. The stone in front of the column is dedicated to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
At either side of the column are colonades with allegorical compositions and statues of great Hungarians. Leave a Comment Directions: Pest side, near City Park - metro station Hosok tere (M1)
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 the millennium monument by call_me_rhiaLeave a Comment Directions: Pest side, near City Park - metro station Hosok tere (M1)
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Situated at the end of Andrassy Avenue, Heroes’ Square (or Hõsök Tere in Hungarian) is one of the most-visited attractions in Budapest, both by visitors and locals. The centrepiece of the square is the Millennium Monument, built in 1896 to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the Magyar conquest.
Inside the niches of the two semi-circles that make up the monument you’ll find statues of famous men of Hungarian history, including kings, governors, and others held in high regard like King Stephen I, who brought Christianity to the country. Atop the semi-circles are the symbols of War and Peace, Work and Welfare, and Knowledge and Glory. Around the base of the monument are a number of equestrian statues honouring Arpad and the seven chieftains of the Hungarian tribe, who settled their people in the area now known as Hungary. Directions: Pest side, near City Park - metro station Hosok tere (M1)
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Built in 1896 to celebrate the millennium of the Hungarian conquest of the Carparthian Basin, Heroes' Square is a vast and grandiose symbol of 19th century Hungarian nationalism.
An imposing, 36-metre high column, which supports the winged figure of the Archangel Gabriel (Gy?rgy Zala 1896) is encircled on its pedestal by statues of the seven conquering Magyar tribal chiefs on horseback. Behind, are two semi-circular colonnades housing the statues of the most famous rulers in Hungarian history. Leave a Comment Directions: VI. Hosok tere, Metro: M1 Hosok tere
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