Viktor Orbán unveiled today the National Unity Memorial, prepared for the centenary of the #Trianon Treaty. It's a 100 meters long ramp, descending 4 meters underground, covered with names of 12.5 thousand towns of the Kingdon of Hungary in its pre-1920 borders.
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Viktor Orbán unveiled today the National Unity Memorial, prepared for the centenary of the #Trianon Treaty. It's a 100 meters long ramp, descending 4 meters underground, covered with names of 12.5 thousand towns of the Kingdon of Hungary in its pre-1920 borders.Thread w/pics
Viktor Orbán unveiled today the National Unity Memorial, prepared for the centenary of the #Trianon Treaty. It's a 100 meters long ramp, descending 4 meters underground, covered with names of 12.5 thousand towns of the Kingdon of Hungary in its pre-1920 borders.Thread w/pics
Viktor Orbán unveiled today the National Unity Memorial, prepared for the centenary of the #Trianon Treaty. It's a 100 meters long ramp, descending 4 meters underground, covered with names of 12.5 thousand towns of the Kingdon of Hungary in its pre-1920 borders.Thread w/pics
These municipalities are today both in Hungary and beyond its borders (in Romania, Slovakia etc). All names are in Hungarian spelling, even if some of them had no Hungarian population at all (eg. towns in Northern Slovakia) - reminder of Magyarization policies of early 20th c.
These municipalities are today both in Hungary and beyond its borders (in Romania, Slovakia etc). All names are in Hungarian spelling, even if some of them had no Hungarian population at all (eg. towns in Northern Slovakia) - reminder of Magyarization policies of early 20th c.
These municipalities are today both in Hungary and beyond its borders (in Romania, Slovakia etc). All names are in Hungarian spelling, even if some of them had no Hungarian population at all (eg. towns in Northern Slovakia) - reminder of Magyarization policies of early 20th c.
These municipalities are today both in Hungary and beyond its borders (in Romania, Slovakia etc). All names are in Hungarian spelling, even if some of them had no Hungarian population at all (eg. towns in Northern Slovakia) - reminder of Magyarization policies of early 20th c.
These municipalities are today both in Hungary and beyond its borders (in Romania, Slovakia etc). All names are in Hungarian spelling, even if some of them had no Hungarian population at all (eg. towns in Northern Slovakia) - reminder of Magyarization policies of early 20th c.
At the end of the ramp there is a cracked granite block symbolizing today's Hungary and its current 7 neighbour countries, with an internal flame inside.
At the end of the ramp there is a cracked granite block symbolizing today's Hungary and its current 7 neighbour countries, with an internal flame inside.
At the end of the ramp there is a cracked granite block symbolizing today's Hungary and its current 7 neighbour countries, with an internal flame inside.
If you're interested in the political context of the Trianon centenary check the English version of my report for the @OSW_eng: https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/point-view/2020-06-01/long-shadow-treaty-trianon
The long shadow of the Treaty of Trianon

The 1920 Peace Treaty of Trianon, which sealed Hungary’s loss of two thirds of its territory, is regarded as the country’s greatest national tragedy. The disintegration of the multinational Kingdom...

https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/point-view/2020-06-01/long-shadow-treaty-trianon
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