Four incredible Hungarian fountains you need to see at least once – PHOTOS

Fountains are important elements in every bigger town’s and the city’s image, and Hungarian ones are no exceptions. Almost every significant and important Hungarian town has some kind of fountain which you should definitely see at least once. Here are our top four picks!

Budapest, Liberty Square

Liberty Square (Hungarian: Szabadság tér) is a public square located in the Lipótváros neighbourhood of the Hungarian capital. The square is surrounded by a mix of business and residential buildings like the United States Embassy in Hungary and the Historicist style headquarters of the Hungarian National Bank on the west side of the square. It features a unique fountain with three meters high water wall which opens up in front of you if you want to walk through the fountain.

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Photo: Wikimedia Commons by Sjaak Kempe

Debrecen, Phoenix Fountain

One of the country’s biggest music-fountain is located in Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar County in front of the Reformed Great Church, which is the main symbol of the city. The fountain was built in 2001 when the city decided to renovate its main square fully. In the centre of the fountain, the phoenix bird can be seen which symbolises the rebirth of Debrecen. The fountain is also decorated with the small replica of Árpád Feszty’s legendary painting the Arrival of the Hungarians.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons by Kossuthzsuzsa

Pécs, Zsolnay Fountain

This fountain is one of the main symbols of Pécs, Baranya County and also its most famous one. It is located in the southern part of Széchenyi Square and has been attracting many visitors since it was built. The fountain was completed in 1912 in Pécs’s Zsolnay factory, but the city could not decide where to put it. To save it from the suddenly outbroken World War I the city only revealed the fountain in 1930.

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Photo: Wikimedia Commons by Regasterios

Photo: Wikimedia Commons by Regasterios

Szeged, Dugonics Square

The fountain was Hungary’s first music-fountain revealed on August 19, 1979, and was built within three months. The fountain commemorates the heroes and victims of the great flood which affected Szeged in 1879. One of the main symbols of the city was renovated in 2008, and since then it awaits visitors with spectral shows and unique music as well.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons by Christo

Source: Daily News Hungary