The Liberty Statue stands at the east end of the Citadella on Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary. Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl made it, and it was first erected in 1947. The Russian and Hungarian inscription is dated 1945. The sculptor said the design was originally made for the memorial of István Horthy.
The bronze figure is 46 feet (14 meters) tall and stands on an 85-foot (26-meter) pedestal. She holds a palm leaf, which the article describes as a Soviet addition. The original design would have shown a human child instead. Two smaller statues remain around the base. The monument originally had two more, which were removed and relocated to Memento Park.
After the 1989 transition to democracy, the inscription was changed. The Russian text was removed entirely. The new Hungarian-only text honors all those who sacrificed their lives for Hungary's independence, freedom and prosperity.
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