Assorted sculptures and other stones from the Parliament building on display in a lapidary below VI Kossuth Lajos tér.
Kossuth Lajos tér Lapidary
Budapest
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Northwest of Szabadság tér, this square is the site of Parliament, Budapest’s most photographed building. The square reopened in 2014 after being restored…
2. Parliament Visitors' Centre
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The underground Parliament Visitors' Centre to the north of the Parliament building has reams of information and sells tour tickets. There's also a large…
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4. In Memoriam: 1956 Revolution Memorial
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Southeast of V Kossuth Lajos tér is an unusual statue of Imre Nagy standing in the centre of a small footbridge, having moved Hungary 'halfway to freedom'…
6. Bedő House (House of Hungarian Art Nouveau)
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At the northern end of V Szabadság tér is a memorial to the Soviet army, the last of its type still standing in Budapest.
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