Title
Hungarian Freedom Monument
Artist
Zoltan Popovits
Stephen Popovits
Location
Hungarian Freedom Park
Neighborhood
Speer
Year
1968
Artwork Type
Memorials
Material
bronze, rubble, concrete
What People Are Saying
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10 people say Photogenic
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8 people say Thought Provoking
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6 people say Hidden Gem
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6 people say Family Friendly
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3 people say Interactive
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2 people say Love it
About This Piece
The memorial depicts a bronze figure emerging from a curtain set atop an inscribed concrete stele set into a pad ornamented with metal candle holders.The sculpture shows a young mans body desperately trying to break through a symbolic curtain but is restrained by it. The figure expresses the human aspiration for liberty and the will to survive.