As soon as tourists and visitors get into the House of terror in Budapest there is a strong initial attraction to them: their sight is immediately attracted by an old Soviet tank.
Located at Andrassi utca 60, the House of terror is a museum now, but the historic building was witness to two shameful and tragic periods in Hungary's 20th century history. Between 1945 and 1956, in peacetime, 487 peole were executed on political grounds. After the 1956 Revolution, nearly 230 freedom fighters were executed. The minimum age at which people could be sentenced to death was lowered to sixteen.
Now transformed into a museum, the building is a monument to the victims, due to the fact that many died there during the most unimaginable and horrific interrogation lasting for weeks. Other received long prison sentences.
After the fall of communism in 1989-1990, the hanging judges and prosecutors who had served the communist regime were not held to account. They were not punished, but the museum serves as a means to denunce many of them.
This post today lacks of pictures as visitors were not allowed to take photos inside the House of Terror Museum. I managed to take only two photos of the Soviet tank. The third photo shows Szabadság híd in Hungarian translates into Freedom bridge in English. It's a majestic bridge in Budapest, that crosses the Danube river, connecting the two sides of the Hungarian capital.
Have a nice weekend ☀
Beautiful ❤️ photos, Giorgio. The House of Terror is scary 😨 but fascinating.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's interesting. A lot historic information, such as videos, photos, maps, tools, etc.
Delete...and terror continues around the world.
ReplyDeleteActually, this week Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while hosting an event at Utah Valley University.
Delete
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could visit the museum, even though it's interesting. But it would scare me.
The last photo is beautiful.
I hope you have a nice weekend.
Next example of criminal communism and damned Moscow and its minions!!! The Moscow regime.
ReplyDeleteWe cannot forget that the outbreak of the world war is the result of a secret agreement between Germany and the USSR to divide Poland between the two countries.
Giorgio, I salute you!
If it weren't for Stalin and the Soviet Union, there would never have been a country like Poland!
Deletehttps://librarytreasurer.blogspot.com/2023/12/Russia-and-Poland.html
To Anna:
Deleteaccording to the Molotov-Ribbentrop agreement, which you just mentioned above, Germany invaded Poland from the west on the 1st September, 1939, and the Soviet Union invaded from the east on the 17th September, 1939, just two weeks later. In this perspective, historians and politicians have never explained the reason why Britain and France declared war to Germany, but not did the same with Russia. In September 1939 Poland was occupied by two powers.
It is good to have the museum to acknowledge these things from the past. Lovely bridge too. You think we'd learn from the past, but we really haven't!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a good weekend too Giorgio. :-D
That's right, Ananka. We have to accept the existence of certain crimes against humanity from a previous time.
DeleteYour post gives a vivid and powerful account of both the House of Terror Museum and the Freedom Bridge, capturing their heavy historical weight and symbolic significance
ReplyDeleteThe museums, in most cases are the only way people learn about what has happened in history. Of course, the "thing" in the white house is tearing all of that down. Trying to erase US history.
ReplyDeleteI hope US president will not do it.
DeleteHello, Giorgio! I'm glad there are museums that remind us of the terrible events of history.
ReplyDeleteYes, there's awareness about the importance of museums.
DeleteAlthough so many museums are wonderful to remind us of the crimes of history, they continue to happen. Giorgio, thank you for the photos, this one with the tank is terrifying. But also the one with the Freedom Bridge is impressive!!
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable history there and such a tragic time. I love that bridge and your photos are lovely.
ReplyDeleteTake care.
Thank you, Margaret.
DeleteMan’s inhumanity knows no limits.
ReplyDeleteTwo of my grandchildren visited 'war museums' earlier this year as part of school History lessons.
ReplyDeleteYour last photograph shows a very nice view.
All the best Jan
Querido Jorge, un relato para no olvidar las tragedias de la humanidad.
ReplyDeleteese museo es historia fiel del horror.
Las imágenes preciosas.
♥️Abrazos y te dejo besitos♥️ se feliz
*♥♫♥**♥♫♥**♥♫♥*--*♥♫♥**♥*
Thank you for sharing your experience at the House of Terror museum. It is a very powerful and important place to visit.
ReplyDelete