About Heroes Square
Heroes Square (Hosok tere) is an iconic plaza in Budapest housing a monument built in 1869 to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of the founding of Hungary in 869AD. This monument, known as the Millenial Monument, consists of a semicircle of Doric columns, several statues representing important historical Hungarian figures and an obelisk crowned with a statue of the Archangel Gabriel. Also located at Heroes Square is the Hungarian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Related Places
Hungarian National Museum
The Hungarian National Museum is a museum of history, archaeology and art in Budapest.
Hungarian Parliament Buildings
The Hungarian Parliament Buildings are some of the oldest in Europe and were built in the nineteenth century in a dramatic Gothic Revival style.
Fisherman’s Bastion
The Fisherman’s Bastion is a beautiful set of walkways and terraces in Budapest built between 1895 and 1902.
Buda Castle
Buda Castle is a vast palace in Budapest’s Castle Quarter housing a series of museums including the National Gallery.
Dohany Synagogue
House of Terror
Budapest Museum of Military History
Aquincum
Budapest Bath Museum
Hungarian National Gallery
Heroes Square
Budapest History Museum
Hungarian National Museum
Hungarian Parliament Buildings
Fisherman’s Bastion
