Heroes' Square, Budapest

Heroes' Square is the largest and most impressive square in Budapest's 14th district, and in a narrower sense it marks the Millennium Monument. The monument is a beautiful semi-circular work of columns with statues of the most important Hungarian kings and heroes.

Heroes' Square, with Andrássy Avenue in front of it, is a World Heritage Site.

STATUES ON THE SQUARE:

centre: the Millennium Monument, with the Archangel Gabriel at the top of the column and Prince Árpád on the pedestal. Next to him on the left (from back to front) Tétény, Ond, Kond. Next to him right (from back to front) Tas, Huba, Előd.

Left columns (from left to right).

At the top of the row of columns facing Andrassy Avenue is the statue of Work and Prosperity, and at the other end are the Hadilo and the Wagon.

The columns on the right (from left to right).

At the top of the row of columns facing Andrassy Avenue is the statue of Knowledge and Glory, and at the other end, facing War, is the Horse and Carriage of Peace.

The three main elements of the vast square are the Kunsthalle, built in 1896, Hungary's last eclectic museum, opened in December 1906, and the Millennium Monument, which visually links the two; all three were designed by Albert Schickedanz in collaboration with Philip Herzog (the bronze sculptures on the Millennium Monument are by sculptor György Zala).

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