The opening would have originally taken place on June 4, the day of national unity, but due to the design of the memorial site, compliance with distance rules cannot be guaranteed.

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The National Cohesion Memorial in Budapest has been completed, the technical delivery will take place in the next few days, but the opening will be delayed, said Tamás Wachsler, CEO of the Imre Steindl program on Monday. kossuth radio.

It’s a 100-meter-long “Trianon Trench” whose construction was announced in 2018, and the first visual designs were unveiled a year ago. Speaking of a work of art in public space, the centenary of the signing of the Treaty of Trianon.

As we write, according to a government decree, the monument could be built in Budapest, on Alkotmány Street, which opens onto Kossuth Lajos Square, ignoring all the rules. Furthermore, the decree established that “the partial demolition of the neighboring Ministry of Agriculture’s protected building could be carried out without a permit, taking into account the monumental values ​​and the obligation to restore the urban image.” Wachsler later denied that the demolition was necessary due to the ditch.

The construction of the monument, which lists Hungary’s place names in 1913 and works in place of the usual torn map, symbolized by the symbolism of burial, was not preceded by any social debate and cost HUF 5 billion in public money.

It was decided not to open the monument until the epidemic situation allowed it.

Wachsler said now. The inauguration would have originally taken place on June 4, the day of national unity, but due to the design of the memorial site, compliance with the distance rules introduced due to the epidemic cannot be guaranteed.

Wachsler also noted that the renovation of the surroundings of Parliament will continue with the renovation of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Mansion building, work is still in the planning stage.


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The National Cohesion Memorial will cost 5 billion forints and should be finished by next May.