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The Citadella (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈt͡sitɒdɛlːa]) is the fortification located upon the top of Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary. Citadella is the Hungarian word for citadel , a kind of fortress .
The Liberty Statue or Freedom Statue (Hungarian: Szabadság-szobor [ˈsɒbɒtt͡ʃaːɡ ˈsobor]) is a monument at the east end of the Citadella on Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary. It commemorates those who sacrificed their lives for the independence, freedom, and prosperity of Hungary.
The Citadella was built after the 1848–49 Hungarian uprising by the ruling Habsburgs, as it was a prime, strategic site for shelling both Buda and Pest in the event of a future revolt. Gellért Hill also saw action in the Second World War and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, when Soviet tanks fired down into the city from the hill.
The complex was closed off during the siege of Budapest. [1] After the war, the Rock Center was chosen as the host facility for the National Counter-Air Center (Országos Légvédelmi Központ; OLK, ORLÉKÖZ), which was established on October 1, 1948. [2] Technical installation in the complex was finished in September 1949. [2]
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The Gellért Hill Cave (Hungarian: Gellérthegyi-barlang) is part of a network of caves within Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary. The cave is also referred to as "Saint Ivan's Cave" (Szent Iván-barlang), regarding a hermit who lived there and is believed to have used the natural thermal water of a muddy lake next to the cave to heal the sick.
Buda (Hungarian pronunciation:, German: Ofen) [1] is the part of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that lies on the western bank of the Danube. Historically, “Buda” referred only to the royal walled city on Castle Hill ( Hungarian : Várhegy ), which was constructed by Béla IV between 1247 and 1249 and subsequently served as the ...
Citadella is the fortification located upon the top of Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary. Cittadella , the Italian word for citadel (meaning a castle, fortress, or fortified center), may also refer to: