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centuries. A map from 1909 The two sculptures in front
shows the settlement of the of the building are by Árpád
various communities who came Somogyi. The Reaper Lad dates
to Hungary. Ethnic items relating from 1956 and the Female
to these com munities, as well as Agronomist from 1954.
aboriginal objects from North The bullets on the wall of the
and South America, Africa, Asia Ministry of Agriculture building
and Australia, can also be seen are a memorial to the civilian
through the programme of victims of the shooting at
temporary exhibitions. Kossuth tér on 25 October
The museum’s permanent 1956, when a peaceful
exhibition presents the demonstration during the
Traditional Culture of the revolution turned violent.
Hungarian Nation.
4 Liberty Square
The magnificent façade of the Museum 3 Ministry of Szabadság Tér
of Ethnography Agriculture
Map 2 E4 (10 D1). q Kossuth Lajos
2 Museum of Földművelésügyi Minisztérium tér, Arany János utca.
Ethnography Kossuth Lajos tér 11. Map 2 D3 (9 C1). After the enormous Neuge
v 2. q Kossuth Lajos tér.
Néprajzi Múzeum bäude Barracks were demolished
On the southeast side of in 1886, Liberty Square was laid
Kossuth Lajos tér 12. Map 2 D3 (9 C1).
Tel (06 1) 473 24 00. v 2. q Kossuth Kossuth Square is this huge out in its place. The barracks,
Lajos tér. Closed for renovation. & building, bordered by streets built for the Austrian troops,
8 - ∑ neprajz.hu on all its four sides. It was built once dominated the southern
for the Ministry of Agriculture part of Lipótváros (Leopold
This building, designed by by Gyula Bukovics at the end Town). It was here that
Alajos Hauszmann and con­ of the 19th century. Hungary’s first independent
structed between 1893 and The façade is designed in prime minister, Count Lajos
1896, was built as the Palace of a manner typical of late Batthyány was executed on
Justice and, until 1945, served Historicism, drawing heavily 6 October 1849. Since 1926,
as the Supreme Court. on Neo­Classical motifs. The an eternal flame (see p33) has
The building’s design links columns of the colonnade are been burning at the corner of
elements of Renaissance, echoed in the fenestration Aulich utca, Hold utca and
Baroque and Classicism. above the well­proportioned Báthory utca to honour all those
The façade is dominated by a pedimented windows. executed during the uprising.
vast portico crowned by two On the wall to the right of the Two particularly impressive
tow ers. It also features a gable building two commemo rative buildings by Ignác Alpár are
topped by the figure of the plaques can be seen. The first is on opposite sides of the square.
Roman goddess of justice in a dedicated to the commanding The Exchange Palace, which was
chariot drawn by three horses, officer of the Polish Legion, who the former home of the Stock
by Károly Senyei. The grand was also a hero of the 1848–9 Exchange, dates from 1905 and
hall inside the main entrance uprising (see p32–3). Brigadier M shows the influence of the
features a marvellous staircase Woroniecki, who was renown ed Secession style. The Hungarian
and frescoes by Károly Lotz. for his bravery, was shot here by National Bank (Magyar Nem zeti
The building was first used the Austrians in 1849. The second Bank) is decorated in a pastiche
as a museum in 1957, housing plaque honours Endre Ságvári, of Historicist styles and also dates
the Hungarian National Gallery a Hungarian hero of the from 1905. An obelisk by Károly
(see pp78–81), which was later resistance, who died in 1944. Antal stands at the northern end
transferred to the Royal Palace.
The Museum of Ethnography
has been here since 1973.
The museum’s collection
was established in 1872 in the
De partment of Ethnography
at the Hungarian National
Museum (see pp134–7).
There are now around 240,000
exhibits, although most are
not on display. The collection
includes artifacts reflecting the
rural folk culture of Hungary
between the 18th and 20th Bas-reliefs on the former Stock Exchange

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