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PHOTOS: Check out Budapest’s new memorial park!
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It was high time that the park opposite the Mammut Shopping Centre, Széna Square, a central and historic square, was brought back to life. There had been a huge mess there before, with many people not even wanting to take a quick walk through it, preferring to bypass it.
Renovated square, made into a memorial park
However, from now on, the park is bound to even attract people. According to the municipality of District II, the largest possible green area has now been created, the main pedestrian and cycling routes have been marked, accessibility has been improved, new bicycle storage facilities, street lighting and surveillance systems have been installed, and even public Wi-Fi is available, Travelo reports.
New elements include a city wall installation, a water display, more street furniture and more aesthetically pleasing metro vents. The water feature is illuminated in national colours from 10:23 AM to 11:04 AM and from 7:56 PM for 13 minutes.
Statues in the park
The Széna Square Memorial Park is home to two statues: the statue of Hanna Szenes by Zsófia Fáskerti and the 1956 Monument by the artist group Hatdé. Hanna Szenes was a Hungarian poet, British paratrooper of Jewish origin and Israeli national hero. She died at the age of 23 in 1944 after she was arrested at the Hungarian border by Hungarian gendarmes. She was imprisoned, tortured and eventually executed by firing squad.
Thank-You to ALL who made this HAPPEN.
It beatifies the area, and walking to or back from Batthyany ter, as an example, through the New Park, taking a rest, especially walking back up the hill from Battyany ter, comforting and relaxing.