Budapest Guide
Lipótváros and Újlipótváros
The Batthyány Monument
Address: At the junction of Hold utca and Báthori utca
A lantern on a plinth flickers with an Eternal Flame commemorates Count Lajos Batthyány, the Prime Minister of the short-lived republic declared after the 1848 War of Independence, whom the Habsburgs executed on this spot on October 6, 1849. As a staunch patriot – but not a revolutionary – Batthyány is a hero for conservative nationalists, and his monument is the destination of annual marches on October 6.