Heroes' Square in Budapest, Hungary

Laid out in 1896 to mark the thousandth anniversary of Hungary, Heroes' Square is the largest and most impressive square of the city.

Surrounded by two important buildings, Heroes’ Square is also a station of the Millennium Underground.

The Millennium Monument in the middle of the square was erected to commemorate the 1000-year-old history of the Magyars.

Trains ran along Andrássy Avenue, from Gizella Square (today Vörösmarty Square) to the Zoo in City Park, in a northeast-southwest direction.

Andrássy Avenue was considered a masterpiece of city planning and even public transport wasprohibited to preserve its character.

The seven chieftains who led the Magyar tribes to Hungary can be seen on the stand below.

The Habsburg emperors were replaced with Hungarian freedom fighters when the monument was rebuilt after World War II.

There were eleven stations, nine were underground and two were above the ground. The length of the line was 3.7 km (2.3 miles) at that time.