Memorial for Victims of the German Occupation

The Memorial for Victims of the German Occupation features a towering bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, who holds the national symbol of Hungary in his hands [1.1, 1.2, 1.3]. He is shown being attacked by a large, predatory eagle with its talons extended, which represents the Nazi German invasion of nineteen forty-four [1.1, 1.2, 1.3]. The monument, which stands at the southern end of Liberty Square, is framed by a classical colonnade and a row of broken columns intended to symbolize lives cut short by the occupation [1.2, 1.3].