Heroes' Square is the largest and most impressive square in Budapest, in the XIVth district, and in a narrower sense it marks the Millennium Monument.
Heroes' Square, together with Andrássy Avenue in front of it, is a World Heritage Site.
Statues on the square:
in the centre: the Millennium Monument, with the Archangel Gabriel at the top of the column and Prince Árpád at the top of the pedestal. Next to it, on the left (from back to front) Tétény, Ond, Kond. Next to him right (from back to front) Tas, Huba, Előd.
Colonnade on the left (from left to right).
At the top of the colonnade, facing Andrássy Avenue, is the statue of Work and Prosperity, and at the other end is the War Horse and Carriage.
Colonnade on the right (from left to right).
The statue of Knowledge and Glory stands at the top of the colonnade facing Andrássy Avenue, and at the other end, opposite the War, the Peace Horse-drawn Carriage.
The three main elements of the vast square are the Kunsthalle, built in 1896, the last eclectic museum in Hungary, 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 of the Millennium Monument are the work of György Zala).
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