Memento Park: Budapest's Communist-era Monuments Photo Gallery by Helen Betts at pbase.com

Memento Park: Budapest's Communist-era Monuments

Memento Park is an open-air museum in Budapest dedicated to monumental statues from Hungary’s Communist period (1949-1989), all of which were located around the city until the end of communist rule. There are statues of Lenin, Marx and Engels as well as Hungarian Communist leaders such as Béla Kun, Endre Ságvári and Árpád Szakasits. The park was designed by Hungarian architect Ákos Eleőd, who won the competition announced by the Budapest General Assembly in 1991. (From Wikipedia). More information on all of the statues and monuments in the park can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memento_Park and http://www.mementopark.hu/pages/home/?lang=en

Entry with statues of Lenin, Marx and Engels	Gate: Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels	Republic of Councils Monument	Republic of Councils Monument
Monument with 'the' star	Workers Movement Memorial	Hungarian Fighters, Spanish Int'l Brigades Memorial	The Heroes of People's Power Memorial
Captain Ostapenko	Liberation Monument	Martyrs Monument	Soviet Hungarian Friendship
Béla Kun Memorial	Red Army soldier	Joseph Stalin's boots	Joseph Stalin's boots, model
Last but not least: Lenin	Memento Park revisted	Focus on the entryway	'In the Shadow of Stalin's Boots'
Soviet-Hungarian Friendship Memorial	Lenin relief	Lenin bust	The Heroes of the People's Power Memorial
Robert Kreutz Memorial Plaque	Captain Steinmetz	Display of the Workers Militia Monument	Soviet Heroic Memorial
Soviet Heroic Memorial	Béla Kun Memorial, detail	Hungarian Fighters, Spanish Int'l Brigades Memorial	Béla Kun, Jenő Landler, Tibor Szamuely Memorial
Republic of Councils Pioneers Memorial Plaque	Unnamed sculpture	The Heroes of People's Power Memorial	War Memorial to the Buda Volunteers Regiment
A part of Hungarian history: the Trabant	Trabant: not too many frills	Really in the shadow of Stalin's boots	Sobering words on the monumental entry
:: Memento Park: Budapest's Communist-era Monuments (a collaborative effort) ::

Bernard Bosmans		03-May-2013 13:01
Impressive gallery Helen of well taken mementos of those dark times in history. V.

clickA SF		18-Feb-2013 23:38
Superb document of the Dark Times... BV Ted

Dan Greenberg		16-Dec-2012 16:17
Fabulous job of so thoroughly documenting this in a very artistic manner. ~BV~

Peter Sussex		25-Nov-2012 00:00
Hard to believe that these statues of the cold war were part of our daily life. Now they remember me the ones in China or North Korea. Glad that they became only relics for now. Helen, you did excellent job! My compliments!

Denise J T Lee		24-Nov-2012 22:13
Wish I had known about this park before I went to Budapest. Wish I had known you !!

Gervan		24-Nov-2012 10:36
Amazing collection reminding a dark era in Hungarian history.

Michael Tauber		23-Nov-2012 16:40
Fantastic series.

Tom LeRoy		21-Nov-2012 10:23
A superb gallery, Helen. All wonderful shots that are not usually seen. V

Wilfred Seefeld		21-Nov-2012 01:47
A very impressive set of documentary images captured the most perfect way! BV

Paul L-R		20-Nov-2012 12:26
A wonderful gallery Helen where every image tells a story V

danad		19-Nov-2012 17:27
You have perfectly captured "the spirit" of this era. V.

Michel Duval		19-Nov-2012 17:22
Your gallery is a lesson of story. V

John Hamers		19-Nov-2012 11:57
Very interesting photographical documatary on this open air museum, Beautifully taken images, well done Helen !!.

rousselziak		19-Nov-2012 10:58
Excellent documentary, great work ! -V-

Naret Visesvongsa		18-Nov-2012 16:04
Nice collection for these documentary pictures.

Pieter Bos		17-Nov-2012 19:15
Great gallery with many very interesting statues! Unfortunately I missed this park in september.... ~V

franz		17-Nov-2012 17:23
Culte! bv

Roby		14-Nov-2012 15:23
A documentary series of great interest

Alain Boussac		14-Nov-2012 13:44
Impressive monumental statues from Hungary’s Communist period very well taken and presented, Helen. V.

Karen Stuebing		13-Nov-2012 23:53
Excellent and informative gallery. You have documented this wonderfully. V.

Walter Otto Koenig		13-Nov-2012 16:58
Great gallery Helen, I like every image. Sculptures are difficult to photograph, but you did a fine job with these. "V"

William Barletta		13-Nov-2012 16:34
A brilliantly photographed gallery of this monument to Hungary's communist past ~V~

Buba Jafarli		13-Nov-2012 16:24
Great documentary, Helen! Done in an artistic way! V.

Milan Vogrin		13-Nov-2012 12:24
Very nice presentation of our past.

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		13-Nov-2012 09:48
Another winning series,Helen! Vote Paolo

Mairéad		12-Nov-2012 20:13
Very glad you posted these as it was one of the places which we thought about visiting but didn't because we were wilting in the heat although that doesn't seem to have been a problem when you visited. A fine collection of images from a sad time in Hungary's past. V

Mark Chambers ARPS AFIAP CPAGB BPE3		12-Nov-2012 19:56
A great collection of shots. V

Jeff Real		12-Nov-2012 14:18
A super interesting gallery. Looking forward to more ~V~

Stephanie		12-Nov-2012 09:32
Wonderful gallery of the various statues! They are all so different and a great reminder to us all... V

janescottcumming		12-Nov-2012 02:55
Great job presenting these interesting sculptures! V

Antonio Ruggiero		11-Nov-2012 21:53
Ottima Gallery......Bravo....V

woody34		11-Nov-2012 20:29
An intriguing collection of images from a past era..great work..V

Jola Dziubinska		11-Nov-2012 18:24
Fantastic visit, great memento of those horrible times.V.

Zoltán Balogh		11-Nov-2012 14:59
I've been planning to visit Memento Park in Budapest for ages Helen! I'm highly interested and so glad you have started this fabulous gallery, I can't wait to see more and more of your photos! Keep it up! V

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