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Outdoor show at the Bakodpuszta Equestrian Center near Kalocsa showing traditional Hungarian cattle.

Outdoor show at the Bakodpuszta Equestrian Center near Kalocsa showing traditional Hungarian cattle.

Outdoor show at the Bakodpuszta Equestrian Center near Kalocsa showing a rider controlling ten horses.

Outdoor show at the Bakodpuszta Equestrian Center near Kalocsa showing a rider controlling ten horses.

Outdoor show at the Bakodpuszta Equestrian Center near Kalocsa showing a rider controlling eight horses. The people of the Puszta region have long relied on the horse for transport, settlement, and defending their land.

Outdoor show at the Bakodpuszta Equestrian Center near Kalocsa showing a rider controlling eight horses. The people of the Puszta region have long relied on the horse for transport, settlement, and defending their land.

Assumption Cathedral in the town of Kalocsa was built between 1735 and 1754. The town (about 140 km (85 mi) south of Budapest) is one of the oldest in Hungary, dating back to about the year 1000.

Assumption Cathedral in the town of Kalocsa was built between 1735 and 1754. The town (about 140 km (85 mi) south of Budapest) is one of the oldest in Hungary, dating back to about the year 1000.

The walls of the fortress above the city of Eger.

The walls of the fortress above the city of Eger.

Esztergom Basilica is the largest church in Hungary.

Esztergom Basilica is the largest church in Hungary.

The Liberty Bridge (or Freedom Bridge) in Budapest is one of several bridges across the River Danube that connects the Buda and Pest halves. Built between 1894 and 1896 as part of Budapest's Millennium World Exhibition, the Art Nouveau bridge incorporates mythological turul bird sculptures into its spires and the country's coat of arms into its side.

The Liberty Bridge (or Freedom Bridge) in Budapest is one of several bridges across the River Danube that connects the Buda and Pest halves. Built between 1894 and 1896 as part of Budapest's Millennium World Exhibition, the Art Nouveau bridge incorporates mythological turul bird sculptures into its spires and the country's coat of arms into its side.

The Liberty Statue or Freedom Statue on Gellert Hill in Budapest commemorates those "who sacrificed their lives for the independence, freedom, and prosperity of Hungary." Originally erected in 1947 in remembrance of what was then referred to as the Soviet liberation of Hungary in World War II, the monument was rededicated in 1989 following the transition from communist rule to democracy.

The Liberty Statue or Freedom Statue on Gellert Hill in Budapest commemorates those

A monument in Budapest to Imre Nagy, leader during the failed 1956 revolution.

A monument in Budapest to Imre Nagy, leader during the failed 1956 revolution.

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