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 Hungarian Revolution Memorial - Boston, MA Posted by:  silverquill
N 42° 21.464 W 071° 03.290
19T E 330776 N 4691541
This magnificent monument to the unsuccessful Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was created by sculpturist Gyuri Hollosy in 1986. It occupies the central place in Boston's Liberty Square Park where citizens destroyed the British Stamp Act Office in 1765.
Waymark Code: WMAJJ9
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2011
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The history of this urban park goes back to 1765 when Boston citizens tore down the British Stamp Tax Office that stood here. It was formally named in 1973 for the French Revolution, and then in 1966 the Hungarian Revolution Memorial was erected here.
From the
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog
The memorial depicts a mound of rubble topped with a kneeling figure of a nude female holding her baby aloft, below her lies a fallen Hungarian soldier holding a flag pole flying the Hungarian flag. Protruding from the base of the rubble are several heads representing the students who fell during the Hungarian uprising. The figures are made of overlapping pieces of cast bronze. The sculpture rests on a circular granite base.
The memorial was commissioned by the Hungarian Society of Massachusetts to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution. A private endowment for maintenance was donated by Sargent Collier and Devens H. Hamlen. The memorial was first dedicated on October 23, 1986, but was dismantled on November 15-16, 1986 and stored until May 1989 when it was rededicated after the plaza in Liberty Square Park was completed.
LIBERTY SQUARE
August 14, 1765
British Stamp Tax Office located n this Square
torn down in an act of protest by angry Boston citizens.
Within a year, England repealed the Stamp Act.
January 24, 1973
Liberty Square formally named to commemorate
the French Revolution. A festive banquet was held here,
and a 21 gun salute fired to mark the occasion.
October 23, 1986
Hungarian Revolution Memorial dedicated
in honor of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and the
freedom fighters who engaged in this heroic struggle.
THE
HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION
MEMORIAL
"October 23, 1956, is a day that will live forever in the annals of
free men and nations. It was a day of courage, conscience and
triumph. No other day since history began has shown more clearly
the eternal unquenchability of man's desire to be free, whatever
the odds against success, whatever the sacrifice required"
John F. Kennedy,
on the first anniversary
of the Hungarian Revolution
ADOPT A STATUE
A generous contribution by
Sargent Collier
and
Devens H. Hamlen
has provided for the
permanent maintenance
of this
public artwork.
City of Boston . Raymond L. Flynn, Mayor
LIBERTY SQUARE PARK
This park was made possible by the generous support of
the Edward Ingersoll Browne Trust Fund,
Mayor Raymond L. Flynn, Chairman;
the Hungarian Society of Massachusetts, Inc.;
Liberty Square Park Associates, Inc.;
and businesses and property owners in the immediate area.
Dedicated
7 May 1989
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Adress of the monument:
Liberty Square
Boston, Massachusetts United States
When was this monument palced?: October 23, 1986
Who placed this monument?: Hungarian Society of Massachusetts
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