Szabadság-szobor (The Liberty Statue, or Freedom Statue), sitting atop Gellért-hegy (Gellért Hill), commemorates those who sacrificed their lives for the independence, freedom, and prosperity of Hungary. Designed by Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl, it was first erected in 1947 in in remembrance of the Soviet liberation of Hungary during World War II, which ended the occupation by Nazi Germany. The 14-meter tall bronze statue, placed atop a 26-meter pedestal, was originally intended for a memorial of István Horthy, and would in that role have featured a human child instead of the palm leaf that was a Soviet addition.
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