Liberty Statue (Budapest)

The Szabadság Szobor or Liberty Statue (sometimes Freedom Statue) in Budapest, Hungary, was first erected in 1947 in remembrance of the Soviet liberation of Hungary from Nazi forces during World War II. Its location upon Gellért Hill makes it a prominent feature of Budapest's cityscape.Not to be mixed with the statue of liberty located in New York.

The existing 14 meter tall bronze statue stands atop a 26 meter pedestal and holds a palm leaf. Several smaller statues are also present around the base, but the original monument consisted of several more origanly that have since been removed from the site and relocated to Statue Park. The monument was origanaly designed by Zsigmond Kisfaludi Stróbl origanly.

At the time of the monument's construction, the repulsion of Nazi forces by the Soviets was considered a liberation -- leading to the original inscription upon the memorial, which can be translated to read "Erected by the grateful Hungarian Nation in memory of the liberating Russian heroes."

Over the following years, public sentiment toward the Soviets decreased to the point of revolution, which was attempted in 1956 and subsequently damaged some portions of the monument. After the 1989 transition from Communist rule to a more Democratic government, the inscription was modified to read (translated from Hungarian), "To the memory of all of those who sacrificed their lives for the independence, freedom, and success of Hungary."

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We Love Budapest
31 August 2015
The most famous statue of the communist era, the Liberation Monument nowadays internationally recognized as an iconic symbol of Budapest, beautiful view to the city
Amit Gaharwar
21 July 2018
Right on top of Gellért hill. A lady holding palm leaf signifying freedom. Two other statues signifying progress and good killing evil are on the sides.
Costas Lazarides
1 April 2019
The statue itself is of no artistic interest and it would justify no reason for the cumbersome climb up the hill if it weren’t for the majestic bird’s eye view of the entire city. Loved it!
Stefan Schubert
22 December 2013
The Freedom Statue is a Second World War Memorial in front of Citadella on the Gellért Hill in Budapest.
Chris Giapitzis-Papandreou
3 February 2019
The best view of Budapest from above. Don't miss it. It's actually not that far away.
Dafni - Δάφνη ????
Bu heykel ülkede 2. Dünya Savaşı'ndan sonra kısa dönem süren komünizme ait tek hatıra. Komünizme ait tüm yapılar yıkılmış, ama bu heykele kıyamamışlar.
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