This is the Hero's Square monument in Budapest, built to some of the important figures, i.e., heroes in Hungarian history. The base of the tall pillar in the middle contains the leaders of the seven original Hungarian tribes that first settled in the Carpathian Basin. Many of the other statues are of different leaders.
Me in front of Hösök Tere (Hero's Square)
Hösök Tere
Statue of St. István, first Christian king of Hungary.
(Each statue had a little bit of information carved below. Our favorite was King Bela, which said "King Bela banned the burning of witches.")
This statue must have been JK Rowlings' inspiration for the golden snitch in Harry Potter.
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