Vörösmarty tér or Vörösmarty square is a

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in the Budapest city centre at the northern end of Váci utca. At the centre of the square facing west is a

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and

Ede Kallós Ede Kallós (born Éliás Klein; February 17, 1866 in Hódmezővásárhely – March 11, 1950 in Budapest) was a Hungarian sculptor of Jewish heritage. His sculptural style integrated elements of realism and academism style mainly engaged in c ...

of poet

Mihály Vörösmarty Mihály Vörösmarty (archaically English: Michael Vorosmarthy 1 December 180019 November 1855) was an important Hungarian poet and dramatist. Biography He was born at Puszta-Nyék (now Kápolnásnyék), of a noble Roman Catholic family. H ...

. Behind the monument is a fenced park and a fountain flanked by stone

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s. At the north end of the square is the

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and stairs to the southern terminus of the

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's venerable yellow line (M1). The square is also a business area, including offices for Ibusz and

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. The

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is located at the square.

Names

The square has held many names since it was created. In 1812, it was called (because of the theatre formerly located there). From the 1830s, it was called (Thirties Square), then (another reference to the theatre) in 1833, and (Promenade Square) in the 1840s. In 1846, it was called (German Theatre Square), changed to just in 1850, and then (Old Theatre Square) in 1866. In 1874, it was named (in honour of

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), then briefly between 1918 and 1920, then again until 1926 when it gained its current name. Today, a column in the square lists all its former names.

References

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