by Susan | Sep 6, 2021 | Monuments
Sculpted by Nándor Wagner between 1982 and 1997, this statue grouping was installed on Budapest’s Gellért Hill in 2001. Wagner’s intention for the piece was to promote mutual understanding among the world’s religions. The group of statues features an inner...
by Susan | Dec 28, 2020 | Monuments
Mátyás Horváth, President of the Vácrátót Traditional and Village Conservation Association, noted that “Vácrátót actually has no monument to the heroes of World Wars I and II, so the leadership of the village would like to commemorate them in this way.”...
by Susan | Aug 31, 2015 | Monuments
Completed in April, 2005, this sculpture is a memorial created to honor the Jews who were murdered by fascist Arrow Cross Militiamen in Budapest in 1944-45, during World War II. The Brigade would line up as many Jews as possible and shoot them on the river’s bank to...
