Budapest Statue Park

Budapest is home (or graveyard) to an incredible collection of statutes from previously socialist countries. The park isn't finished - they ran out of money - but it's still worth seeing. It was designed not to glorify socialism, but rather as a reminder. It's an outdoor sculpture garden, but has the front facade of a building. This is intentional. It signifies the socialist past -- an exterior of something big, grand and substantial, with nothing behind it.

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As you approach the park, you can see the hint of the statues waiting inside.


The arches in the front facade.




















Looking at the back of the front facade.