Liberty Statue
Liberty Statue
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Neighborhood: Gellért Hill
If you want to treat your camera to some amazing scenery, Gellért Hill is a must on your itinerary. A funicular journey from the Chain Bridge along the hillsides provides a fast connection between Buda and Pest, hoisting visitors to panoramic vistas. Once on top of the hill, you’ll find the Citadel dominate the landscape with its imposing 19th century construction, a site that’s hard to keep your eyes on without being distracted by the phenomenal view over the Danube and the eight bridges crossing. Once on Gellért Hill however, one mustn’t miss the famous Gellért Baths. Budapest is renown for its thermal waters and its baths, and the Gellért Baths are housed in an impressive art nouveau structure. Its interior design, with its many mosaics, recalls the preceding relationships the city has had with healing springs and saunas, traditionally used within this neighborhood since the Ottoman Empire.
How to get there
- Szent Gellért tér • 3 min walk
- Fővám tér • 6 min walk
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Matkaaja
Eura, Finland118 contributions
Jul 2019
The view is great, no doubt. Lots of people gather here in the evening to just sit down and enjoy the view to the city lights.
For the crowd the facilities are scarce. Trashes everywhere. Only one small toilet means people are peeing in the bushes on the way up and down.
For the crowd the facilities are scarce. Trashes everywhere. Only one small toilet means people are peeing in the bushes on the way up and down.
Written January 2, 2020
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del138
London, UK5 contributions
May 2023 • Friends
Great view if you go around the side of the Statue, but currently the whole of the top of the hill is a building site, you cannot go to the citadel or to the top of the statue. There are no indications at the bottom of the hill and if you walk to the top then you will be bitterly disappointed. Luckily we got the bus to the top, walked around the side of the hill and got some views but the statue is cordoned off.
Written May 21, 2023
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Miles S
Trondheim, Norway3 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
It's not worth hiking up there at the moment until they have finished the construction project. It's a steep hike and not worth the sweat just to get to a construction fence and then walk back down. I suspect that the reason it's not posted at the bottom about the construction site is so that people can try to sell you bottled water on the way up.
Written August 30, 2023
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Ginges_revenge
Brisbane, Australia5,863 contributions
Feb 2023
First erected in 1947, it was to commemorate the Soviet troops that liberated Hungary during the war but was later changed to those who sacrificed their lives for independence. Its on an iconic spot overlooking the city on Gellert hill.
It has commanding views over the city and castle hill and is well worth the effort for the views alone.
However, the citadel and monument area was under restoration and wasn't accessible for people as it had temporary fencing surrounding it. We couldn't get around it so we had to go down and catch a tram up to the castle along to road by the river.
It has commanding views over the city and castle hill and is well worth the effort for the views alone.
However, the citadel and monument area was under restoration and wasn't accessible for people as it had temporary fencing surrounding it. We couldn't get around it so we had to go down and catch a tram up to the castle along to road by the river.
Written April 12, 2023
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AK8397
Ontario, Canada1,052 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
At the moment, the statue is undergoing some renovation work. So you cannot get close to it. Too bad. So don't make the hike up the hill. However, you can still see it from afar in all its grandeur. It is particularly impressive at night time when it is illuminated for all to admire.
Written June 9, 2024
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TravelingSoccerLoon
Saint Paul, MN6,458 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
Imposing monument that towers high above the city located at the Citadella on top of Gellert Hill. The Citadella was built by the Austrian Hapsburgs after suppressing the revolution and war for independence launched by Hungary in 1848. The Liberty Statue was erected by the Soviets in 1947 with the inscription "To the memory of the liberating Soviet heroes [erected by] the grateful Hungarian people [in] 1945". Naming it the Liberty Statue became quite ironic with Hungary tiring of Soviet rule leading to the unsuccessful revolution of 1956. After finally ridding the country of communist rule in 1989, the inscription was modified to read "To the memory of those all who sacrificed their lives for the independence, freedom, and prosperity of Hungary". It should be noted that the whole area around the Citadella has been closed for renovations for the past year. Past reviews and photos suggest that a climb up here offers some of the most spectacular panoramic views of Budapest.
Written August 15, 2024
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Eirini Th.
35 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
it's the most beautiful view of the Budapest. very romantic place with a stunning view!!! but...it is too high to walk it and yes there is NO lift, you have to walk it. also if you go at night as we did get a torch you'll need it!
Written March 11, 2020
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Dysproz
Warsaw, Poland243 contributions
Jun 2022
It'd be really cool trip to hike almost in the city centre. However, it seems that Budapest doesn't really care about the park around the statue. Paths, benches etc. looks like someone has maintained them during USSR times last time. Also I was unlucky to bump into a fence at the top as there are some construction going on. However, at the top I could sit next to a sleeping homeless man and a gang of middle aged Hungarians with huge bellies that were scamming tourists in the game of three cups. I'd say that it was a truly Hungarian experience ;)
Written June 14, 2022
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greek d
Αθήνα927 contributions
Nov 2022 • Friends
We walked across the white bridge and then up the path to Gellert Hill. It's a bit uphill but the view down to all of Budapest makes up for it. It's no 30 minute climb. But we were unlucky because the door was closed and we didn't go inside, we saw it from the outside.
Written October 7, 2023
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Tiberiu_Baranyi
Timisoara, Romania18,192 contributions
Jan 2020
On top of the Gellert mountain ( Gellert hegy) at the tip of the Citadel - overlooking the Danube (but sideways to Pest) is the Statue of Liberty.
Originally commissioned as a memento of the soviet victory over the nazis - and in a slightly different configuration from its original design and the current state - today has 3 elements - on the sides there are 2 men:
- one of them is killing a dragon (originally dragon represented the Nazis - still it is debatable since the same artist in different city has another statue where the dragon represents the soviets) - general symbol of defeating an enemy of Hungary.
- the other men is bearing a torch ( that can have several interpretations).
The central piece of the compositions is female holding a branch of a palm tree a symbol of victory and freedom.
Just to mention - a funny nickname in Budapest for this statue is the "beer opener" due to its silhouette ...
Overall it is one of those places you need to visit when you are in Budapest - and since you'll go to visit the Citadel I recommend you check this out too.
Originally commissioned as a memento of the soviet victory over the nazis - and in a slightly different configuration from its original design and the current state - today has 3 elements - on the sides there are 2 men:
- one of them is killing a dragon (originally dragon represented the Nazis - still it is debatable since the same artist in different city has another statue where the dragon represents the soviets) - general symbol of defeating an enemy of Hungary.
- the other men is bearing a torch ( that can have several interpretations).
The central piece of the compositions is female holding a branch of a palm tree a symbol of victory and freedom.
Just to mention - a funny nickname in Budapest for this statue is the "beer opener" due to its silhouette ...
Overall it is one of those places you need to visit when you are in Budapest - and since you'll go to visit the Citadel I recommend you check this out too.
Written July 25, 2020
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Για να κλειδώσεις τις αναμνήσεις σου απ' την πόλη και τον έρωτα σου με τον/την αγαπημένο/αγαπημένη σου. Έχει και σε άλλες πόλεις.
Written December 30, 2019
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