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Ferenc Rákóczi II, the prince
of Transylvania, led one of the
earliest uprisings for national
independence against the
Habsburgs in 1703–11. This AROUND
bronze equestrian monument, PARLIAMENT
standing in front of Parlia
ment, was created by Danube
János Pásztor in 1937. CENTRAL
PEST
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3 Ministry of Agriculture
A massive Corinthian colonnade
supporting an entablature
lends this Neo-Classical
building a dignified character.
This monument to
Imre Nagy symbolizes
the pro-reform Communist
prime minister who rose
up with the people against
Soviet rule in 1956 – a
protest that cost him his
life two years later.

L A J O S
T É R
K O S S U T H

The former headquarters
of Hun garian TV, this elegant
Secessionist building was
designed by Ignác Alpár and
constructed in 1905. It origi nally
housed the Stock Exchange.

Plaque commemorating
Brigadier Woroniecki, hero Key
of the uprising of 1848–9 Suggested route

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