(Download) Lenin Memento Park Budapest
Budapest s amazing memento park which is full of statues of communist leaders from lenin to che guevara.
Lenin memento park budapest. Visit the memento park or statue park and you ll have a fairly good impression what life was like in hungary during the communist regime. There are statues of lenin marx and engels as well as several hungarian communist leaders the park was designed by hungarian architect ákos eleőd who won the competition announced by the budapest general. On june 29th 1993 the second anniversary of the withdrawal of the last soviet soldier from hungary memento park was opened in the outskirts of budapest. Szoborpark is an open air museum in budapest hungary dedicated to monumental statues and sculpted plaques from hungary s communist period 1949 1989. Under the shadow of the great star a collection of 42 statues from lenin to marx and engels from triumphant soviet soldiers to bela kun hungary s very own controversial leader. Standing at prominent places throughout budapest the purpose of the symbolic statues was to constantly remind people of how great and powerful the soviet system was. Memento park showcases the life in hungary under the soviet rule.
Memento park on the outskirts of budapest is a museum best known for its communist era. Located on the outskirts of budapest this park is not on the main tourist routes. Hungary 1223 budapest 22nd district southern buda corner of balatoni ut and szabadkai utca more public transport public transport to memento park bus stop from kelenfold vasutallomas metro no 4 with bus no 101b 101e and 150 to budateteny vasutallomas. This post will show you the main attractions of this socialist theme park so you can decide if it is worth visiting for you. It s an interesting diversion when you travel to hungary. According to tripadvisor travelers these are the best ways to experience memento park. Memento park is an open air museum in budapest dedicated to monumental statues from hungary s communist period 1949 1989.
There are statues of lenin marx and engels as well as hungarian communist leaders such as béla kun endre ságvári or árpád szakasits.