Public Space in Budapest: The History of Kossuth Square

Andràs Gerö

Long-time expert on the social and political movements of Hungary, András Gerö turns his keen eye to the motivations, desires, and actions behind the design and decoration of Kossuth Square, a public space that faces Hungary's Building of Parliament.

Related Subjects

• European History

About the Author

András Gerö is professor of history and chairman of the Department of History at Budapest University. He is also a professor of history at Central European University and the director of the Institute of Habsburg History. His books include Hungarian Illusionism; The Jewish Criterion in Hungary; Imagined History; The Emperor Francis Joseph, King of the Hungarians; and The Hungarian Parliament (1867-1918): A Mirage of Power.

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