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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55259760366/" title="Budapest - Otvenhatosok tere: Néprajzi Múzeum + Ötvenhatosok emlékműve"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55259760366_068d8fa0de_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Budapest - Otvenhatosok tere: Néprajzi Múzeum + Ötvenhatosok emlékműve" /></a></p> <p>The Museum of Ethnography (Néprajzi Múzeum), established in 1872 as a department of the Hungarian National Museum, has been housed in a modern building designed by Marcel Ferencz of NAPUR Architect Ltd as part of the Liget Budapest Project since 2022. The building, located in Ötvenhatosok tere next to City Park, features a gently curving, dual-winged silhouette that arches upwards at either end, with a massive, 7,000-square-meter landscaped roof garden and terraced public park. Beneath this green canopy lies a state-of-the-art facility housing over 250,000 artifacts, offering a deep exploration of Hungarian folk culture and global cultural traditions through immersive, modern exhibitions.<br /> <br /> Ötvenhatosok emlékműve (1956 Hungarian Revolution Monument), located in the plaza around which the Museum was built, was designed by the i-Ypszilon architectural collective in 2006. The massive wedge-shaped memorial features hundreds of features metal columns, angled at 56 degrees, that shift from rusted to polished steel, symbolizing the unity of the people breaking through oppression. The memorial, installed on the location of a large Stalin statue that was torn down by protesters in Hungarian Revolution of 1956. The spontaneous nationwide uprising against the Soviet-backed government of the Hungarian People's Republic lasted 15 days, briefly establishing a new National Government, until it was crushed by a massive Soviet military invasion. The conflict resulted in approximately 2,500 Hungarian deaths and forced nearly 200,000 people to flee the country as refugees.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55260158930/" title="Budapest - Otvenhatosok tere: Néprajzi Múzeum + Ötvenhatosok emlékműve"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55260158930_db42d72d15_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Budapest - Otvenhatosok tere: Néprajzi Múzeum + Ötvenhatosok emlékműve" /></a></p> <p>The Museum of Ethnography (Néprajzi Múzeum), established in 1872 as a department of the Hungarian National Museum, has been housed in a modern building designed by Marcel Ferencz of NAPUR Architect Ltd as part of the Liget Budapest Project since 2022. The building, located in Ötvenhatosok tere next to City Park, features a gently curving, dual-winged silhouette that arches upwards at either end, with a massive, 7,000-square-meter landscaped roof garden and terraced public park. Beneath this green canopy lies a state-of-the-art facility housing over 250,000 artifacts, offering a deep exploration of Hungarian folk culture and global cultural traditions through immersive, modern exhibitions.<br /> <br /> Ötvenhatosok emlékműve (1956 Hungarian Revolution Monument), located in the plaza around which the Museum was built, was designed by the i-Ypszilon architectural collective in 2006. The massive wedge-shaped memorial features hundreds of features metal columns, angled at 56 degrees, that shift from rusted to polished steel, symbolizing the unity of the people breaking through oppression. The memorial, installed on the location of a large Stalin statue that was torn down by protesters in Hungarian Revolution of 1956. The spontaneous nationwide uprising against the Soviet-backed government of the Hungarian People's Republic lasted 15 days, briefly establishing a new National Government, until it was crushed by a massive Soviet military invasion. The conflict resulted in approximately 2,500 Hungarian deaths and forced nearly 200,000 people to flee the country as refugees.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55258863392/" title="Budapest - Otvenhatosok tere: Ötvenhatosok emlékműve"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55258863392_61441597ed_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Budapest - Otvenhatosok tere: Ötvenhatosok emlékműve" /></a></p> <p>Ötvenhatosok emlékműve (1956 Hungarian Revolution Monument), located in Ötvenhatosok Square next to City Park, was designed by the i-Ypszilon architectural collective in 2006. The massive wedge-shaped memorial features hundreds of features metal columns, angled at 56 degrees, that shift from rusted to polished steel, symbolizing the unity of the people breaking through oppression. The memorial, installed on the location of a large Stalin statue that was torn down by protesters in Hungarian Revolution of 1956. The spontaneous nationwide uprising against the Soviet-backed government of the Hungarian People's Republic lasted 15 days, briefly establishing a new National Government, until it was crushed by a massive Soviet military invasion. The conflict resulted in approximately 2,500 Hungarian deaths and forced nearly 200,000 people to flee the country as refugees.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55259994934/" title="Budapest - Otvenhatosok tere: Ötvenhatosok emlékműve"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55259994934_3c2c79f10d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Budapest - Otvenhatosok tere: Ötvenhatosok emlékműve" /></a></p> <p>Ötvenhatosok emlékműve (1956 Hungarian Revolution Monument), located in Ötvenhatosok Square next to City Park, was designed by the i-Ypszilon architectural collective in 2006. The massive wedge-shaped memorial features hundreds of features metal columns, angled at 56 degrees, that shift from rusted to polished steel, symbolizing the unity of the people breaking through oppression. The memorial, installed on the location of a large Stalin statue that was torn down by protesters in Hungarian Revolution of 1956. The spontaneous nationwide uprising against the Soviet-backed government of the Hungarian People's Republic lasted 15 days, briefly establishing a new National Government, until it was crushed by a massive Soviet military invasion. The conflict resulted in approximately 2,500 Hungarian deaths and forced nearly 200,000 people to flee the country as refugees.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55259651626/" title="Budapest - Városliget: MÁV Class IIIe"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55259651626_a45b9df315_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Budapest - Városliget: MÁV Class IIIe" /></a></p> <p>The historic MÁV Class IIIe steam locomotive (No. 2459) was built in 1889 by the MÁVAG Machine Factory in Budapest. A workhorse on the Hungarian State Railways network, it was retired from service in 1979. In 2001, it was was crane-lifted to its current position at the plaza of Fővárosi Nagycirkusz (Capital Circus of Budapest) at City Park, as part of a public exhibit from the National Circus Arts Center and the Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport.<br /> <br /> The Városliget (City Park), a 100-120 hectare public park in the center of the city, was established in 1811, making it one of the world's first planned public gardens. Originally a marshy meadow known as Ökrösdűlő (Omeadow), it was transformed through the 19th century—most notably for the 1896 Millennium Exhibition—into a cultural destination with Heroes' Square, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, and Vajdahunyad Castle. Today, it serves as a recreational space, housing the Budapest Zoo, an Ice Rink, and the House of Music Hungary and the Museum of Ethnography.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55259886039/" title="Budapest - Városliget: Plasztikai kompozíció"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55259886039_b44586fb30_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Budapest - Városliget: Plasztikai kompozíció" /></a></p> <p>Plasztikai kompozíció (Plastic Composition), located in City Park, is a sculptural group created in 1979 by Ferenc Kovács. It consists of eleven individual abstract, organic limestone forms of varying sizes.<br /> <br /> The Városliget (City Park), a 100-120 hectare public park in the center of the city, was established in 1811, making it one of the world's first planned public gardens. Originally a marshy meadow known as Ökrösdűlő (Omeadow), it was transformed through the 19th century—most notably for the 1896 Millennium Exhibition—into a cultural destination with Heroes' Square, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, and Vajdahunyad Castle. Today, it serves as a recreational space, housing the Budapest Zoo, an Ice Rink, and the House of Music Hungary and the Museum of Ethnography.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/ghassm/">ghassan.matta</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ghassm/55259370558/" title="M7_M7_BW_FND_YOru400_dec25_roll43_28"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55259370558_2ba0c4d356_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="M7_M7_BW_FND_YOru400_dec25_roll43_28" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/ghassm/">ghassan.matta</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ghassm/55259460569/" title="M7_M7_BW_FND_YOru400_dec25_roll43_33"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55259460569_cd19262600_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="M7_M7_BW_FND_YOru400_dec25_roll43_33" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/ghassm/">ghassan.matta</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ghassm/55259370583/" title="M7_M7_BW_FND_YOru400_dec25_roll43_35"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55259370583_345c63d11d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="M7_M7_BW_FND_YOru400_dec25_roll43_35" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55259362804/" title="Budapest - Városliget: Ronald Reagan"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55259362804_933da4c70b_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Budapest - Városliget: Ronald Reagan" /></a></p> <p>The bronze bust of Ronald Reagan was created by Gábor Veres and unveiled in City Park in 2006, making Budapest the first capital city in the Soviet bloc to erect a public monument honoring the President who played a pivotal role in accelerating the collapse of the Soviet Union.<br /> <br /> The Városliget (City Park), a 100-120 hectare public park in the center of the city, was established in 1811, making it one of the world's first planned public gardens. Originally a marshy meadow known as Ökrösdűlő (Omeadow), it was transformed through the 19th century—most notably for the 1896 Millennium Exhibition—into a cultural destination with Heroes' Square, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, and Vajdahunyad Castle. Today, it serves as a recreational space, housing the Budapest Zoo, an Ice Rink, and the House of Music Hungary and the Museum of Ethnography.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55259534820/" title="Budapest - Városliget: Vajdahunyad vára"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55259534820_f2dcde1da7_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Budapest - Városliget: Vajdahunyad vára" /></a></p> <p>Vajdahunyad Castle (Vajdahunyad vára), designed by Ignác Alpár for the 1896 Millennial Exhibition, is an eclectic architectural landmark in City Park that blends Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque styles. Originally a temporary structure, its popularity led to a permanent reconstruction in stone and brick between 1904 and 1908. The prominent pointed towers and steep rooflines are closely modeled on Corvin Castle (Hunyad Castle) in Transylvania. Softer palatial wings reflect Renaissance and Baroque Austrian and Italian influences.<br /> <br /> The Városliget (City Park), a 100-120 hectare public park in the center of the city, was established in 1811, making it one of the world's first planned public gardens. Originally a marshy meadow known as Ökrösdűlő (Omeadow), it was transformed through the 19th century—most notably for the 1896 Millennium Exhibition—into a cultural destination with Heroes' Square, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, and Vajdahunyad Castle. Today, it serves as a recreational space, housing the Budapest Zoo, an Ice Rink, and the House of Music Hungary and the Museum of Ethnography.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55258142737/" title="Budapest - Városliget: Sellők díszkút"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55258142737_a86bb25810_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Budapest - Városliget: Sellők díszkút" /></a></p> <p>The Sellők díszkút (Mermaids Fountain) was erected opposite the Széchenyi Thermal Bath in City Park in 1978. The 15-meter circular limestone pool basin, designed by architect István Szabó, features six expressive bronze figures sculpted by Hungarian artist Jenő Kerényi rising from staggered stone pedestals including a central, two-meter-tall faun dynamically playing a whistle flute surrounded by five twisting, rough-hewn mermaid statues.<br /> <br /> <br /> The Városliget (City Park), a 100-120 hectare public park in the center of the city, was established in 1811, making it one of the world's first planned public gardens. Originally a marshy meadow known as Ökrösdűlő (Omeadow), it was transformed through the 19th century—most notably for the 1896 Millennium Exhibition—into a cultural destination with Heroes' Square, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, and Vajdahunyad Castle. Today, it serves as a recreational space, housing the Budapest Zoo, an Ice Rink, and the House of Music Hungary and the Museum of Ethnography.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55259444945/" title="Budapest - Városliget: Sellők díszkút"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55259444945_86004fa440_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Budapest - Városliget: Sellők díszkút" /></a></p> <p>The Sellők díszkút (Mermaids Fountain) was erected opposite the Széchenyi Thermal Bath in City Park in 1978. The 15-meter circular limestone pool basin, designed by architect István Szabó, features six expressive bronze figures sculpted by Hungarian artist Jenő Kerényi rising from staggered stone pedestals including a central, two-meter-tall faun dynamically playing a whistle flute surrounded by five twisting, rough-hewn mermaid statues.<br /> <br /> <br /> The Városliget (City Park), a 100-120 hectare public park in the center of the city, was established in 1811, making it one of the world's first planned public gardens. Originally a marshy meadow known as Ökrösdűlő (Omeadow), it was transformed through the 19th century—most notably for the 1896 Millennium Exhibition—into a cultural destination with Heroes' Square, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, and Vajdahunyad Castle. Today, it serves as a recreational space, housing the Budapest Zoo, an Ice Rink, and the House of Music Hungary and the Museum of Ethnography.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55259444890/" title="Budapest - Városliget: Széchenyi gyógyfürdő"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55259444890_1b551cf851_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Budapest - Városliget: Széchenyi gyógyfürdő" /></a></p> <p>The Széchenyi Medicinal Bath (Széchenyi gyógyfürdő), Europe's largest medicinal bath complex, features a Neo-Baroque design by architect Győző Czigler that was constructed between 1909 and 1913 and expanded in 1927. Sourced from artesian wells over 1,200 meters deep, its 18 indoor and outdoor pools are supplied by thermal springs reaching 77°C (171°F), a capacity that required a second well in 1938 to sustain the 1927 expansion. The building's symmetry is highlighted by its two distinct faces: the Main Entrance Facade offers a palace-like Neo-Baroque exterior with a prominent dome and classical statuary, while the Rear Facade encloses the outdoor courtyard with elegant arched windows and yellow-walled wings that frame the open-air baths.<br /> <br /> The Városliget (City Park), a 100-120 hectare public park in the center of the city, was established in 1811, making it one of the world's first planned public gardens. Originally a marshy meadow known as Ökrösdűlő (Omeadow), it was transformed through the 19th century—most notably for the 1896 Millennium Exhibition—into a cultural destination with Heroes' Square, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, and Vajdahunyad Castle. Today, it serves as a recreational space, housing the Budapest Zoo, an Ice Rink, and the House of Music Hungary and the Museum of Ethnography.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55259444870/" title="Budapest - Városliget: Széchenyi gyógyfürdő"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55259444870_d9fdc1f5df_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Budapest - Városliget: Széchenyi gyógyfürdő" /></a></p> <p>The Széchenyi Medicinal Bath (Széchenyi gyógyfürdő), Europe's largest medicinal bath complex, features a Neo-Baroque design by architect Győző Czigler that was constructed between 1909 and 1913 and expanded in 1927. Sourced from artesian wells over 1,200 meters deep, its 18 indoor and outdoor pools are supplied by thermal springs reaching 77°C (171°F), a capacity that required a second well in 1938 to sustain the 1927 expansion. The building's symmetry is highlighted by its two distinct faces: the Main Entrance Facade offers a palace-like Neo-Baroque exterior with a prominent dome and classical statuary, while the Rear Facade encloses the outdoor courtyard with elegant arched windows and yellow-walled wings that frame the open-air baths.<br /> <br /> The Városliget (City Park), a 100-120 hectare public park in the center of the city, was established in 1811, making it one of the world's first planned public gardens. Originally a marshy meadow known as Ökrösdűlő (Omeadow), it was transformed through the 19th century—most notably for the 1896 Millennium Exhibition—into a cultural destination with Heroes' Square, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, and Vajdahunyad Castle. Today, it serves as a recreational space, housing the Budapest Zoo, an Ice Rink, and the House of Music Hungary and the Museum of Ethnography.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55259183718/" title="Budapest - Városliget: Vilmos Zsigmondy"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55259183718_cb52655d99_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Budapest - Városliget: Vilmos Zsigmondy" /></a></p> <p>The bronze bust of Vilmos Zsigmondy was created by Antal Szécsi in 1896. It originally stood inside the courtyard of the old Artesian Baths, moved in 1929 near the entrance of the modern Széchenyi Thermal Bath, and relocated to its present spot across Kós Károly sétány in City Park in 1967. Vilmos Zsigmondy (1821–1888) was a pioneering engineer and hydrogeologist, celebrated as the founder of the Hungarian deep-drilling industry. He successfully drilled the 971-meter-deep thermal artesian well in City Park that supplies the mineral-rich hot springs for the Széchenyi Baths.<br /> <br /> The Városliget (City Park), a 100-120 hectare public park in the center of the city, was established in 1811, making it one of the world's first planned public gardens. Originally a marshy meadow known as Ökrösdűlő (Omeadow), it was transformed through the 19th century—most notably for the 1896 Millennium Exhibition—into a cultural destination with Heroes' Square, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, and Vajdahunyad Castle. Today, it serves as a recreational space, housing the Budapest Zoo, an Ice Rink, and the House of Music Hungary and the Museum of Ethnography.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55259183583/" title="Budapest - Városliget: Széchenyi gyógyfürdő"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55259183583_f4a071ec4c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Budapest - Városliget: Széchenyi gyógyfürdő" /></a></p> <p>The Széchenyi Medicinal Bath (Széchenyi gyógyfürdő), Europe's largest medicinal bath complex, features a Neo-Baroque design by architect Győző Czigler that was constructed between 1909 and 1913 and expanded in 1927. Sourced from artesian wells over 1,200 meters deep, its 18 indoor and outdoor pools are supplied by thermal springs reaching 77°C (171°F), a capacity that required a second well in 1938 to sustain the 1927 expansion. The building's symmetry is highlighted by its two distinct faces: the Main Entrance Facade offers a palace-like Neo-Baroque exterior with a prominent dome and classical statuary, while the Rear Facade encloses the outdoor courtyard with elegant arched windows and yellow-walled wings that frame the open-air baths.<br /> <br /> The Városliget (City Park), a 100-120 hectare public park in the center of the city, was established in 1811, making it one of the world's first planned public gardens. Originally a marshy meadow known as Ökrösdűlő (Omeadow), it was transformed through the 19th century—most notably for the 1896 Millennium Exhibition—into a cultural destination with Heroes' Square, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, and Vajdahunyad Castle. Today, it serves as a recreational space, housing the Budapest Zoo, an Ice Rink, and the House of Music Hungary and the Museum of Ethnography.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55259183588/" title="Budapest - Városliget: Széchenyi gyógyfürdő"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55259183588_08e3a39618_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Budapest - Városliget: Széchenyi gyógyfürdő" /></a></p> <p>The Széchenyi Medicinal Bath (Széchenyi gyógyfürdő), Europe's largest medicinal bath complex, features a Neo-Baroque design by architect Győző Czigler that was constructed between 1909 and 1913 and expanded in 1927. Sourced from artesian wells over 1,200 meters deep, its 18 indoor and outdoor pools are supplied by thermal springs reaching 77°C (171°F), a capacity that required a second well in 1938 to sustain the 1927 expansion. The building's symmetry is highlighted by its two distinct faces: the Main Entrance Facade offers a palace-like Neo-Baroque exterior with a prominent dome and classical statuary, while the Rear Facade encloses the outdoor courtyard with elegant arched windows and yellow-walled wings that frame the open-air baths.<br /> <br /> The Városliget (City Park), a 100-120 hectare public park in the center of the city, was established in 1811, making it one of the world's first planned public gardens. Originally a marshy meadow known as Ökrösdűlő (Omeadow), it was transformed through the 19th century—most notably for the 1896 Millennium Exhibition—into a cultural destination with Heroes' Square, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, and Vajdahunyad Castle. Today, it serves as a recreational space, housing the Budapest Zoo, an Ice Rink, and the House of Music Hungary and the Museum of Ethnography.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/204016029@N04/">George Marc Alderman</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/204016029@N04/55259000806/" title="Budapest - The Parliament Building at the blue hour. Beautiful at the blue hour"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55259000806_789737438a_m.jpg" width="240" height="154" alt="Budapest - The Parliament Building at the blue hour. Beautiful at the blue hour" /></a></p> <p>Congrats to Budapest for one of the most important election wins this year. You kicked out your fascist leader - now it's time the USA did the same to ours.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/55258025487/" title="Budapest - Városliget: Vajdahunyad vára - Béla Lugosi"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55258025487_1ec9475e2c_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Budapest - Városliget: Vajdahunyad vára - Béla Lugosi" /></a></p> <p>The stone bust of Béla Lugosi was created anonymously by German sculptor Kristof Tóth and installed overnight without official permission in a stone niche on a corner wall of Vajdahunyad Castle in City Park in 2003. Béla Lugosi (1882–1956) was a Hungarian-American stage and film actor who achieved global stardom as Hollywood's definitive screen incarnation of Count Dracula in 1931. His distinct accent and dramatic style permanently shaped the horror genre, forever linking his legacy to classic cinematic monsters.<br /> <br /> The Városliget (City Park), a 100-120 hectare public park in the center of the city, was established in 1811, making it one of the world's first planned public gardens. Originally a marshy meadow known as Ökrösdűlő (Omeadow), it was transformed through the 19th century—most notably for the 1896 Millennium Exhibition—into a cultural destination with Heroes' Square, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, and Vajdahunyad Castle. Today, it serves as a recreational space, housing the Budapest Zoo, an Ice Rink, and the House of Music Hungary and the Museum of Ethnography.</p>

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