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Description: Large outdoor collection of statuary collected from Soviet Hungary and gathered together after the fall of the ... more

Statue Park ... Communist block. Situated outside Budapest, and very popular, although unfinished.

Newest Review: ... and a small selection of postcards of some of the most prominent exhibits in the Statue Park. What I like about the museum is that it is simply a display of the statues that were taken from the streets; there are no recriminations, no blame for any suffering that may have been associated with the country’s Communist past. Nor is this an attempt to create something humorous or kitsch, poking ... more

... fun at the past. There are some interesting points made on the website which talk about the need to treat the subject with sensitivity in order that those whose families may have suffered would not take offence at the project. However, I must admit...more

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Statue Park: Goodbye Lenin (1122 words)
by - written on 25/04/06 (Very useful, 282 readings)
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Perched atop a hill in South Buda, the “Statue Park” of Budapest is a small reminder of Hungary’s recent past. With the collapse of the Soviet Empire the statues and sculptures dedicated to the Communist leaders and the memorials to the “workers” or the “Communist Martyrs” disappeared from the streets of Hungary; most were hidden away in dark warehouses where they were forgotten for a while until some bright individual had the idea of pulling them back out and displaying them in one place. After a competition to choose an architect/designer, a design was chosen for an outdoor park that opened officially in 1993. The park has remained largely unchanged since it ... Read the complete review

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