Heroes Square (Hősök tere)

Budapest, Hősök tere, 1146 Hungary

“The biggest and most iconic square in Budapest”

Hősök tere is the largest and most iconic square in Budapest. The Monument to the Millenary (Ezerévesemlékm), a 36m-high pillar with a golden statue of the Archangel Gabriel, holding the Hungarian crown and a cross at the top is the focus of the square. The memorial is dedicated to an outstanding Hungarian statesman, kings and heroes who tried to make Hungary a better place and a prosperous independent nation.

The high column in the center of the monument is a statue of the Archangel (Archangel) Gabriel, with the symbols of the Kingdom of Hungary in his hands being the crown of Saint Hungary and the Apostolic cross. At the foot of the monumental column are Prince Árpád and six other Magyar chiefs, who occupied the Carpathian region at the end of the 9th century. The 14 statues in the back colonnade are of rulers and statesmen – from King Stephen (far left) to Lajos Kossuth (far right).

In front of the giant statue is the Heroic Monument (Hősök emlekköve) – a memorial plaque, installed in 1929 to commemorate those who died in defense of Hungary's more than 1,000-year-old border. The memorial was removed in 1951 as an unacceptable element of the Communist regime. This memorial was restored to its original location in 1956. Today, it is surrounded by a low fence and is closed to visitors.

Statues of Kings & Heroes in order from left to right:

- King St. Stephen: first king of Hungary, founder of the Hungarian nation

- St. László: a noble and strict king, several miracles are attributed to him

- Kálmán Könyves: King Coloman de Beaiclerc, who incorporated Coratia and Dalmatia into Hungary

- András II: participation in the Crusades

- King Béla IV: rebuilding the country after being invaded by Mongols in the 13th century.

- Charles Robert: created a powerful and wealthy Hungary in the first half of the 14th century

- I Nagy Lajos (Luis the Great): son of Charles Robert, during his reign Hungary achieved the greatest territorial expansion

- King Matthias: a Renaissance king who made Budapest the cultural center of Europe in the 15th century, Matthias Church in Buda Castle is named after him

- István Bocskai: he led the war against the Habsburg dynasty and brought independence to Transylvania in 1606

- Gábor Bathlen: prince of Transylvania in the 17th century, leader of the revolt against the Habsburgs

- Imre Thököly: leader of Hungarian Protestants against the Habsburg regime

- Ferenc Rákóczi: leader of the War of Independence against the Habsburgs in the 18th century

- Lajos Kossuth: great patriot and statesman, leader of the War of Independence 1848 - 1849

Address: Hősök tere, 1146 Budapest

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