28 result(s) for national memorial park
Top 10 Lookouts in Budapest
- 24 Feb 2022 6:16 AM
- getting around
Budapestinfo listed the 10 best viewpoints already, but this selection is for those who want to explore beyond and enjoy the world-famous Budapest panorama from off-the beaten path places. Lookout points, church spires, terraces, parks and even a pilgrimage site invite the avid traveler for the best city views.
Xploring Hungary Video: Ópusztaszer's Exceptional National Heritage Park
- 9 Jul 2020 10:08 PM
- getting around
This former puszta settlement is best known today for a huge memorial exhibition on local history. The National Heritage Park here was established in 1982, and is an exceptional open-air museum about all things Hungarian.
Video: 'Buso Carnival’ In Mohács
- 4 Feb 2020 8:14 AM
- community & culture
In Mohács the origin of the tradition is also ex-plained with the legend of expelling the Turks.
Local Opinion: Imre Nagy’s Statue Removed In Budapest
- 31 Dec 2018 9:08 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist interprets the removal of Imre Nagy’s monument from the immediate vicinity of Kossuth Square as the completion of Viktor Orbán’s ideological turn and his betrayal of his 1989 democratic vision.
Hungary Marks Anniversary Of 1956 Soviet Reprisal
- 5 Nov 2018 8:48 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s flag was raised and then lowered to half-mast with military honours in front of Parliament on Sunday to mark the 62nd anniversary of the crushing of the 1956 revolution and freedom-fight.
Opinion: Hungary’s New Law Restricting Freedom Of Assembly
- 4 Oct 2018 8:55 AM
- http://hungarianspectrum.org/
- current affairs
As of Monday Hungary has a new law on the right of assembly which places more restrictions on citizens’ ability to express their dissatisfaction with the state and the government.
US Ambassador Colleen Bell’s Farewell Interview
- 19 Jan 2017 12:50 AM
- current affairs
“When we talk about civil organizations, we are talking about groups of Hungarians who love their country and joined together in order to improve the country in certain areas. Or in order to give voice to certain matters, like the problem of corruption and the promotion of tolerance, or improving education. They do not constitute a threat to Hungary, but are vital to a democracy For this reason I ...
Fungarian: Why Is Halloween Strange For Hungarians?
- 30 Oct 2016 8:10 AM
- community & culture
November 1st is national holiday. According to the Catholic calendar, it’s All Saints’ Day – but Hungarians call it Day of the Dead (Halottak napja), when traditionally it’s a family obligation to tend the graves of their closest relatives.
Lit by thousands of candles, the cemeteries are a melancholic and beautiful sight on this day. The most common flower of the season people put on the graves ...
1956 Memorial Park For ‘Pesti Srácok’ Opens In Budapest
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A memorial park opened on Friday to honour the young freedom-fighters of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, known as “the boys of Pest”. Opening the park at Budapest’s Mihály Horvath square, in the eighth district, Mária Schmidt, co-chair of the memorial committee for the 1956 anniversary, said the goal of the commemorations this year was to “remember and help those remember who had never ...
Top 10 Lookouts in Budapest
- 24 Feb 2022 6:16 AM
- getting around
Budapestinfo listed the 10 best viewpoints already, but this selection is for those who want to explore beyond and enjoy the world-famous Budapest panorama from off-the beaten path places. Lookout points, church spires, terraces, parks and even a pilgrimage site invite the avid traveler for the best city views.
Xploring Hungary Video: Ópusztaszer's Exceptional National Heritage Park
- 9 Jul 2020 10:08 PM
- getting around
This former puszta settlement is best known today for a huge memorial exhibition on local history. The National Heritage Park here was established in 1982, and is an exceptional open-air museum about all things Hungarian.
Video: 'Buso Carnival’ In Mohács
- 4 Feb 2020 8:14 AM
- community & culture
In Mohács the origin of the tradition is also ex-plained with the legend of expelling the Turks.
Local Opinion: Imre Nagy’s Statue Removed In Budapest
- 31 Dec 2018 9:08 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist interprets the removal of Imre Nagy’s monument from the immediate vicinity of Kossuth Square as the completion of Viktor Orbán’s ideological turn and his betrayal of his 1989 democratic vision.
Hungary Marks Anniversary Of 1956 Soviet Reprisal
- 5 Nov 2018 8:48 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s flag was raised and then lowered to half-mast with military honours in front of Parliament on Sunday to mark the 62nd anniversary of the crushing of the 1956 revolution and freedom-fight.
Opinion: Hungary’s New Law Restricting Freedom Of Assembly
- 4 Oct 2018 8:55 AM
- http://hungarianspectrum.org/
- current affairs
As of Monday Hungary has a new law on the right of assembly which places more restrictions on citizens’ ability to express their dissatisfaction with the state and the government.
US Ambassador Colleen Bell’s Farewell Interview
- 19 Jan 2017 12:50 AM
- current affairs
“When we talk about civil organizations, we are talking about groups of Hungarians who love their country and joined together in order to improve the country in certain areas. Or in order to give voice to certain matters, like the problem of corruption and the promotion of tolerance, or improving education. They do not constitute a threat to Hungary, but are vital to a democracy For this reason I ...
Fungarian: Why Is Halloween Strange For Hungarians?
- 30 Oct 2016 8:10 AM
- community & culture
November 1st is national holiday. According to the Catholic calendar, it’s All Saints’ Day – but Hungarians call it Day of the Dead (Halottak napja), when traditionally it’s a family obligation to tend the graves of their closest relatives.
Lit by thousands of candles, the cemeteries are a melancholic and beautiful sight on this day. The most common flower of the season people put on the graves ...
1956 Memorial Park For ‘Pesti Srácok’ Opens In Budapest
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A memorial park opened on Friday to honour the young freedom-fighters of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, known as “the boys of Pest”. Opening the park at Budapest’s Mihály Horvath square, in the eighth district, Mária Schmidt, co-chair of the memorial committee for the 1956 anniversary, said the goal of the commemorations this year was to “remember and help those remember who had never ...