Kossuth Lajos tér Lapidary

Budapest


Assorted sculptures and other stones from the Parliament building on display in a lapidary below VI Kossuth Lajos tér.

Transportation

  • metro: M2 Kossuth Lajos tér

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1. Kossuth Lajos tér

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Northwest of Szabadság tér, this square is the site of Parliament, Budapest’s most photographed building. The square reopened in 2014 after being restored…

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3. Parliament

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5. Imre Nagy Statue

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7. Soviet Army Memorial

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8. Shoes on the Danube

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