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Collection of imposing statuary and iconography from the country's past as part of the Soviet Bloc.
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Reviews — 8
Must go excursion. When communism fell in Hungary, they authorized creation of this place and sent their communist era statues to be displayed.
Definitely enjoyed this experience! We took public transportation from city central, and it took about 45 minutes. Very simple if you're used to transit systems.
The price of admission was reasonable - despite other reviews. We spent nearly 2 hours looking and learning.
I highly recommend buying a guide book, as all the (historical) plaques are in Hungarian language only.
The price of admission was reasonable - despite other reviews. We spent nearly 2 hours looking and learning.
I highly recommend buying a guide book, as all the (historical) plaques are in Hungarian language only.
This park is not that big but it is worth visiting especially for history lovers. I didn’t really know much about the Hungarian history during the Soviet regime so I was happy to get some knowledge. It wasn’t crowded at all and we got the tickets by the entrance. FYI it has 2 parts: a park with the statues inside and 2 buildings outside the park gates.
The statue park where the soviet statue had been taken to after 1989. On one of the pics you can see the boots of Stalin but not Stalin itself as the statue had been demolished. At the entrance it is Lenin and Karl Marx waiting for you. They have a cinema part with four little movies, interesting. Takes approx 20 mins to get here by car from the center of Budapest. Adult ticket costs 3000 huf. They have a little gift shop too.
Really interesting place. Cheap access for students (4€ or smtg). The park was not as big as I expected but still great. You also have access to a photo exposition and a little movie (it was not working the day I went).
You can't erase the past, but you can recontextualize its monuments as object lessons.
Every slightest aspect of this park drips with metaphor, so do your homework in advance and/or bring a good guide.
Very easily reached via public transportation. Nice little shop/cafe at the entrance.
Come prepared, though. There is no shade inside the park. It's just you, the blazing sun, and the memories of the evils of Communism.
Every slightest aspect of this park drips with metaphor, so do your homework in advance and/or bring a good guide.
Very easily reached via public transportation. Nice little shop/cafe at the entrance.
Come prepared, though. There is no shade inside the park. It's just you, the blazing sun, and the memories of the evils of Communism.
I cannot begin to tell how disappointed I am.
Firstly, this place should be definitely free. This place is in such a bad condition it doesn’t cost a cent. It costs 3.000f for regular ticket and 1.800f for students. Nevertheless, the quality of the service they provide is incredibly bad. Park is not taken care of - all roads are covered in gravel and uncomfortable, tiles are rarely seen and sometimes simply end in the middle of the road, lawns seem to be never cut, brick pedestals are all falling apart. The styled telephone booth was broken and instead or repairing they decided to close it with the construction tape. I wonder where does all the revenue from the pricy tickets goes to, but absolutely not to the needs of the visitors and park itself.
Even as a natural park this place is bad, since it has no trees or flowers.
Secondly, the vast territory of the memorial only includes about five interesting statues. Others either are either memorial signs or dull and uninteresting.
Thirdly, there is no information stands, very limited information on the statues themselves. The main attraction - giant black boots left from precisely a full statue, are incredibly high on the pedestal and cannot be seen fully from any distance! The museum was small and only included one worth mentioning showpiece - the same big boots but in the white color. The floor of the building was unstable and the it’s construction was probably done in a hurry. The screened movie inside was not intriguing either.
Overall, do not suggest this place. Expected much more. It could be an incredible experience with the amazing concept of preserving the history telling us the stories of the repressive communist past though statues. Nevertheless, what we get is a capitalist desire of people to easily take our money without providing any comprehensive, or even minimal, service.
Firstly, this place should be definitely free. This place is in such a bad condition it doesn’t cost a cent. It costs 3.000f for regular ticket and 1.800f for students. Nevertheless, the quality of the service they provide is incredibly bad. Park is not taken care of - all roads are covered in gravel and uncomfortable, tiles are rarely seen and sometimes simply end in the middle of the road, lawns seem to be never cut, brick pedestals are all falling apart. The styled telephone booth was broken and instead or repairing they decided to close it with the construction tape. I wonder where does all the revenue from the pricy tickets goes to, but absolutely not to the needs of the visitors and park itself.
Even as a natural park this place is bad, since it has no trees or flowers.
Secondly, the vast territory of the memorial only includes about five interesting statues. Others either are either memorial signs or dull and uninteresting.
Thirdly, there is no information stands, very limited information on the statues themselves. The main attraction - giant black boots left from precisely a full statue, are incredibly high on the pedestal and cannot be seen fully from any distance! The museum was small and only included one worth mentioning showpiece - the same big boots but in the white color. The floor of the building was unstable and the it’s construction was probably done in a hurry. The screened movie inside was not intriguing either.
Overall, do not suggest this place. Expected much more. It could be an incredible experience with the amazing concept of preserving the history telling us the stories of the repressive communist past though statues. Nevertheless, what we get is a capitalist desire of people to easily take our money without providing any comprehensive, or even minimal, service.
