Liberty Statue

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The Liberty Statue is a prominent monument in Budapest commemorating those who sacrificed their lives for Hungary’s freedom, standing atop Gellért Hill as a key symbol of the city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
statue
alsoKnownAs Liberty Statue (Budapest)
surface form: Szabadság-szobor
architect Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl
category World War II memorials in Hungary
monuments and memorials in Budapest
statues in Budapest
commemorates those who sacrificed their lives for Hungary’s freedom
completionDate 1947
constructionStartDate 1946
country Hungary
dedicatedTo freedom of Hungary
elevation approximately 235 metres above sea level
hasCoordinateLocation 47.486°N 19.047°E
hasInscription commemorating those who sacrificed their lives for the independence, freedom and prosperity of Hungary
hasPart female figure holding a palm leaf
height approximately 14 metres (statue only)
heightIncludingPedestal approximately 40 metres
heritageStatus major landmark of Budapest
imageDepicts woman holding a palm leaf above her head
inception 1947
languageOfName Hungarian
lighting illuminated at night
locatedIn Buda
Budapest
Gellért Hill Nature Reserve area
locatedOn Gellért Hill
materialUsed bronze
stone pedestal
municipality Budapest District XI (Újbuda)
surface form: Budapest 11th District (Újbuda)
near Elisabeth Bridge to Buda
surface form: Elisabeth Bridge (Budapest)

Liberty Bridge to Buda
surface form: Liberty Bridge (Budapest)
originallyDedicatedTo Soviet soldiers who liberated Budapest in World War II
overlooks Central Budapest
surface form: Budapest city centre

Danube
surface form: Danube River
ownedBy Budapest
surface form: City of Budapest
panoramicViewOf Budapest
partOf Citadella complex on Gellért Hill
publicAccess yes
region Central Hungary
subjectOf postcards of Budapest
tourist guides about Budapest
symbolOf Budapest
freedom
touristAttraction yes
visibleFrom many parts of Budapest

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Gellért Hill knownFor Liberty Statue
Gellért Hill hasLandmark Liberty Statue
Gellért-hegy knownFor Liberty Statue
Gellért-hegy hasStructure Liberty Statue