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The Liberation Monument, Budapest is the hallmark of the nationalistic spirit of Hungary. The Liberation Monument, Budapest was built in 1947 to underscore the freedom attained by the Hungarians. The Liberation Monument, Budapest is also dedicated to the armies of Hungary and the USSR because they were instrumental in procuring the freedom of Hungary from the shackles of the dictatorial Nazi regime.

Significance of the Liberation Monument, Budapest

The essence of the Liberation Monument in Budapest lies in the statue of the lady depicting ‘triumph’ unequivocally. The entire Liberation Monument is some forty meters in height. The frontage of this monument is adorned by the statue of a Russian soldier and two other statuettes. One of the two statuettes is shown to be the villain and the source of all wickedness while the other is shown crushing this villain and holding the lamp of hope.

All the Russian soldiers who gave up their lives for the emancipation of the Hungarians have their names embossed on the Liberation Monument, Budapest. The sculpture of the lady is some fourteen meters in altitude and can be seen from all corners of Budapest, so strategically has it been designed and placed. The entire Liberation Monument in Budapest adds another crest to the Gellért Hill.

There is a curious tale about the sculpture of the lady that is an indispensable part of the Liberation Monument. It is believed that the statue was built for another purpose. However, when the Russians sighted the sculpture in the manufacturing area of its maker, they thought it would look better if it was used as the chief embellishment of the Liberation Monument in Budapest. So, they made the sculpture of the lady a part of the Liberation Monument.

One of the important tourist attractions in Budapest, the Liberation Monument, Budapest arrests the attention of all the tourists who are on their Budapest tours.

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Basillica of St. Stephen	Bible Museum
Bridges	Budapest Zoo
Castle Hill	City Park
Crime Museum	Ethnographical Museum
Ferenc Liszt Museum	Fire Brigade Museum
Fishermen's Bastion	Funicular
Gellert Hill and Gellert Statue	Greshman Palace
Heroes' Square	House of Terror
Hungarian National Museum	Hungarian Natural History Museum
Inner City Parish Church	Jewish Museum
Labyrinth Catacombs of Buda Castle	Liberation Monument
Margaret Island	Military History Museum
Naional Szechenyi Library	Royal Palace
Soviet War Memorial	Statue of Imre Nagy
The Matthias Church	Thermal Baths