Flórián tér (Flórián Square)

Flórián tér (Flórián Square) Review

The center of today's Óbuda is Flórián tér, where Roman ruins were first discovered when the foundations of a house were dug in 1778. Two centuries later, careful excavations were carried out during the reconstruction of the square, and today the restored ancient ruins lie in the center in mind-boggling contrast to the racing traffic and cement-block housing projects.

In the middle of the large, grassy park stretching from the square toward Kiscelli utca is an eerie, black metal angel-like sculpture pointing one hand skyward and holding a wreath in the other. This is the Memorial to the Victims of Road Accidents. In case the title isn't enough, a wrecked car at the foot of the main statue and a list of annual highway death tolls from 1984 to the present further ensures that the point gets across, compliments of the National Police Headquarters' Accident Prevention Committee.